diff --git a/plugins/python/pyhelpers.c b/plugins/python/pyhelpers.c
index 79e6c93721..2eac8e3647 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyhelpers.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyhelpers.c
@@ -522,20 +522,20 @@ py_object_get_optional_attr_string(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name)
     return value;
 }
 
-long long
+long
 py_object_get_optional_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name)
 {
     PyObject *py_value = py_object_get_optional_attr(py_object, attr_name, NULL);
     if (py_value == NULL)
         return -1;
 
-    long long value = PyLong_AsLongLong(py_value);
+    long value = PyLong_AsLong(py_value);
     Py_CLEAR(py_value);
     return value;
 }
 
 void
-py_object_set_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name, long long number)
+py_object_set_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name, long number)
 {
     PyObject *py_number = PyLong_FromLong(number);
     if (py_number == NULL)
diff --git a/plugins/python/pyhelpers.h b/plugins/python/pyhelpers.h
index 2493cc7ebf..1350a2a833 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyhelpers.h
+++ b/plugins/python/pyhelpers.h
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ CPYCHECKER_RETURNS_BORROWED_REF
 PyObject *py_tuple_get(PyObject *py_tuple, Py_ssize_t index, PyTypeObject *expected_type);
 
 PyObject *py_object_get_optional_attr(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr, PyObject *py_default);
-long long py_object_get_optional_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name);
+long py_object_get_optional_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name);
 const char *py_object_get_optional_attr_string(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name);
 
-void py_object_set_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name, long long number);
+void py_object_set_attr_number(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name, long number);
 void py_object_set_attr_string(PyObject *py_object, const char *attr_name, const char *value);
 
 PyObject *py_create_version(unsigned int version);