diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index 5952c1b..adc35f1 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -1540,8 +1540,11 @@
         /* out of range for int pickling */
         PyErr_Clear();
     }
-    else if (val <= 0x7fffffffL && val >= -0x80000000L)
-        return save_int(self, val);
+    else
+#if SIZEOF_LONG > 4
+        if (val <= 0x7fffffffL && val >= -0x80000000L)
+#endif
+            return save_int(self, val);
 
     if (self->proto >= 2) {
         /* Linear-time pickling. */