diff --git a/Objects/stringobject.c b/Objects/stringobject.c
index 8916552..2ae397a 100644
--- a/Objects/stringobject.c
+++ b/Objects/stringobject.c
@@ -4336,14 +4336,16 @@
 	}
 	if (prec < 0)
 		prec = 6;
+#if SIZEOF_INT > 4
 	/* make sure that the decimal representation of precision really does
 	   need at most 10 digits: platforms with sizeof(int) == 8 exist! */
-	if (prec > 0x7fffffffL) {
+	if (prec > 0x7fffffff) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
 				"outrageously large precision "
 				"for formatted float");
 		return -1;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (type == 'f' && fabs(x) >= 1e50)
 		type = 'g';