diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 59cdc0c..5e6a18e 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@
 		}
 		return newintobject(x);
 	}
+	if (*end == 'l' || *end == 'L') {
+		extern object *long_scan();
+		return long_scan(s, 0);
+	}
 	errno = 0;
 	xx = strtod(s, &end);
 	if (*end == '\0') {