diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b4165189e25..d1001020d7f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         exts.append( Extension('audioop', ['audioop.c']) )
 
         # Disabled on 64-bit platforms
-        if sys.maxint != 9223372036854775807L:
+        if sys.maxint != 9223372036854775807:
             # Operations on images
             exts.append( Extension('imageop', ['imageop.c']) )
             # Read SGI RGB image files (but coded portably)