diff --git a/decode.c b/decode.c
index 58ba396a4..df71658f6 100644
--- a/decode.c
+++ b/decode.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ _imaging_tell_pyFd(PyObject *fd)
     Py_ssize_t location;
     
     result = PyObject_CallMethod(fd, "tell", NULL);
-    location = PyInt_AsSsize_t(result);
+    location = PyLong_AsSsize_t(result);
 
     Py_DECREF(result);
     return location;