diff --git a/Tests/test_image_getim.py b/Tests/test_image_getim.py
index e83439789..ab0ec781c 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_getim.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_getim.py
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ class TestImageGetIm(PillowTestCase):
         if py3:
             self.assertIn("PyCapsule", type_repr)
 
-        self.assertIsInstance(im.im.id, int)
+
+        try:
+            #py2.6
+            target_types = (int, long)
+        except:
+            target_types = (int)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(im.im.id, target_types)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagewin_pointers.py b/Tests/test_imagewin_pointers.py
index bf7f4bb7c..05af24acb 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagewin_pointers.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagewin_pointers.py
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ if sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
         memcpy(bp, ctypes.byref(bf), ctypes.sizeof(bf))
         memcpy(bp + ctypes.sizeof(bf), ctypes.byref(bi), bi.biSize)
         memcpy(bp + bf.bfOffBits, pixels, bi.biSizeImage)
-        return bytearray(buf)
+        try:
+            return bytearray(buf)
+        except:
+            # py2.6
+            return buffer(buf)[:]
 
     class TestImageWinPointers(PillowTestCase):
         def test_pointer(self):