diff --git a/Include/Python-ast.h b/Include/Python-ast.h
index 4b7731a..3e21030 100644
--- a/Include/Python-ast.h
+++ b/Include/Python-ast.h
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                 
                 struct {
                         expr_ty left;
-                        asdl_seq *ops;
+                        asdl_int_seq *ops;
                         asdl_seq *comparators;
                 } Compare;
                 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 expr_ty GeneratorExp(expr_ty elt, asdl_seq * generators, int lineno, int
                      col_offset, PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Yield(expr_ty value, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
-expr_ty Compare(expr_ty left, asdl_seq * ops, asdl_seq * comparators, int
+expr_ty Compare(expr_ty left, asdl_int_seq * ops, asdl_seq * comparators, int
                 lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Call(expr_ty func, asdl_seq * args, asdl_seq * keywords, expr_ty
              starargs, expr_ty kwargs, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena
diff --git a/Include/asdl.h b/Include/asdl.h
index d709d42..84e837e 100644
--- a/Include/asdl.h
+++ b/Include/asdl.h
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@
     void *elements[1];
 } asdl_seq;
 
+typedef struct {
+    int size;
+    int elements[1];
+} asdl_int_seq;
+
 asdl_seq *asdl_seq_new(int size, PyArena *arena);
+asdl_int_seq *asdl_int_seq_new(int size, PyArena *arena);
 
 #define asdl_seq_GET(S, I) (S)->elements[(I)]
 #define asdl_seq_LEN(S) ((S) == NULL ? 0 : (S)->size)
diff --git a/Parser/asdl_c.py b/Parser/asdl_c.py
index 0639789..6a8d981 100755
--- a/Parser/asdl_c.py
+++ b/Parser/asdl_c.py
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@
         ctype = get_c_type(field.type)
         name = field.name
         if field.seq:
-            self.emit("asdl_seq *%(name)s;" % locals(), depth)
+            if field.type.value in ('cmpop',):
+                self.emit("asdl_int_seq *%(name)s;" % locals(), depth)
+            else:
+                self.emit("asdl_seq *%(name)s;" % locals(), depth)
         else:
             self.emit("%(ctype)s %(name)s;" % locals(), depth)
 
@@ -234,7 +237,10 @@
                 name = f.name
             # XXX should extend get_c_type() to handle this
             if f.seq:
-                ctype = "asdl_seq *"
+                if f.type.value in ('cmpop',):
+                    ctype = "asdl_int_seq *"
+                else:
+                    ctype = "asdl_seq *"
             else:
                 ctype = get_c_type(f.type)
             args.append((ctype, name, f.opt or f.seq))
@@ -681,7 +687,7 @@
                 self.emit("if (!value) goto failed;", depth+1)
                 self.emit("for(i = 0; i < n; i++)", depth+1)
                 # This cannot fail, so no need for error handling
-                self.emit("PyList_SET_ITEM(value, i, ast2obj_cmpop((cmpop_ty)(int)asdl_seq_GET(%s, i)));" % value,
+                self.emit("PyList_SET_ITEM(value, i, ast2obj_cmpop((cmpop_ty)asdl_seq_GET(%s, i)));" % value,
                           depth+2, reflow=False)
                 self.emit("}", depth)
             else:
diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index af9deed..7a0f528 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -1503,8 +1503,8 @@
 }
 
 expr_ty
-Compare(expr_ty left, asdl_seq * ops, asdl_seq * comparators, int lineno, int
-        col_offset, PyArena *arena)
+Compare(expr_ty left, asdl_int_seq * ops, asdl_seq * comparators, int lineno,
+        int col_offset, PyArena *arena)
 {
         expr_ty p;
         if (!left) {
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@
                         value = PyList_New(n);
                         if (!value) goto failed;
                         for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
-                                PyList_SET_ITEM(value, i, ast2obj_cmpop((cmpop_ty)(int)asdl_seq_GET(o->v.Compare.ops, i)));
+                                PyList_SET_ITEM(value, i, ast2obj_cmpop((cmpop_ty)asdl_seq_GET(o->v.Compare.ops, i)));
                 }
                 if (!value) goto failed;
                 if (PyObject_SetAttrString(result, "ops", value) == -1)
diff --git a/Python/asdl.c b/Python/asdl.c
index 225df6e..416b293 100644
--- a/Python/asdl.c
+++ b/Python/asdl.c
@@ -8,7 +8,24 @@
 	size_t n = sizeof(asdl_seq) +
 			(size ? (sizeof(void *) * (size - 1)) : 0);
 
-    seq = (asdl_seq *)PyArena_Malloc(arena, n);
+	seq = (asdl_seq *)PyArena_Malloc(arena, n);
+	if (!seq) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memset(seq, 0, n);
+	seq->size = size;
+	return seq;
+}
+
+asdl_int_seq *
+asdl_int_seq_new(int size, PyArena *arena)
+{
+	asdl_seq *seq = NULL;
+	size_t n = sizeof(asdl_seq) +
+			(size ? (sizeof(int) * (size - 1)) : 0);
+
+	seq = (asdl_seq *)PyArena_Malloc(arena, n);
 	if (!seq) {
 		PyErr_NoMemory();
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index e825042..0b3b485 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -1600,8 +1600,9 @@
             }
             else {
                 expr_ty expression;
-                asdl_seq *ops, *cmps;
-                ops = asdl_seq_new(NCH(n) / 2, c->c_arena);
+                asdl_int_seq *ops;
+		asdl_seq *cmps;
+                ops = asdl_int_seq_new(NCH(n) / 2, c->c_arena);
                 if (!ops)
                     return NULL;
                 cmps = asdl_seq_new(NCH(n) / 2, c->c_arena);
@@ -1609,7 +1610,6 @@
                     return NULL;
                 }
                 for (i = 1; i < NCH(n); i += 2) {
-                    /* XXX cmpop_ty is just an enum */
                     cmpop_ty newoperator;
 
                     newoperator = ast_for_comp_op(CHILD(n, i));
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@
                         return NULL;
 		    }
                         
-                    asdl_seq_SET(ops, i / 2, (void *)(Py_uintptr_t)newoperator);
+                    asdl_seq_SET(ops, i / 2, newoperator);
                     asdl_seq_SET(cmps, i / 2, expression);
                 }
                 expression = ast_for_expr(c, CHILD(n, 0));
diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 1bbe73a..8b6f2f1 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -3058,17 +3058,11 @@
 		VISIT(c, expr, 
                         (expr_ty)asdl_seq_GET(e->v.Compare.comparators, 0));
 	}
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-#define CMPCAST (intptr_t)
-#else
-#define CMPCAST 
-#endif
 	for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
 		ADDOP(c, DUP_TOP);
 		ADDOP(c, ROT_THREE);
-		/* XXX We're casting a void* to cmpop_ty in the next stmt. */
 		ADDOP_I(c, COMPARE_OP,
-			cmpop((cmpop_ty)( CMPCAST asdl_seq_GET(
+			cmpop((cmpop_ty)(asdl_seq_GET(
                                                   e->v.Compare.ops, i - 1))));
 		ADDOP_JREL(c, JUMP_IF_FALSE, cleanup);
 		NEXT_BLOCK(c);
@@ -3079,9 +3073,7 @@
 	}
 	VISIT(c, expr, (expr_ty)asdl_seq_GET(e->v.Compare.comparators, n - 1));
 	ADDOP_I(c, COMPARE_OP,
-		/* XXX We're casting a void* to cmpop_ty in the next stmt. */
-	       cmpop((cmpop_ty)( CMPCAST asdl_seq_GET(e->v.Compare.ops, 
-                                                       n - 1))));
+	       cmpop((cmpop_ty)(asdl_seq_GET(e->v.Compare.ops, n - 1))));
 	if (n > 1) {
 		basicblock *end = compiler_new_block(c);
 		if (end == NULL)