diff --git a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/i686/pt-machine.h b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/i686/pt-machine.h
index cf075f312a..92798ac8b9 100644
--- a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/i686/pt-machine.h
+++ b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/i686/pt-machine.h
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ register char * stack_pointer __asm__ ("%esp");
 
 
 /* Spinlock implementation; required.  */
-PT_EI int
+PT_EI long int
 testandset (int *spinlock)
 {
-  int ret;
+  long int ret;
 
   __asm__ __volatile__ (
 	"xchgl %0, %1"
diff --git a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/pt-machine.h b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/pt-machine.h
index a1fe71b5dd..c2cc885220 100644
--- a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/pt-machine.h
+++ b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/i386/pt-machine.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* Machine-dependent pthreads configuration and inline functions.
    i386 version.
-   Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu>.
 
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ register char * stack_pointer __asm__ ("%esp");
 
 
 /* Spinlock implementation; required.  */
-PT_EI int
+PT_EI long int
 testandset (int *spinlock)
 {
-  int ret;
+  long int ret;
 
   __asm__ __volatile__(
        "xchgl %0, %1"