diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index c9a87a88..305a152b 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-30  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
+
+	* sysdep.h: Use `S >= 8' rather than `S == 8' when looking for
+	large integers.
+
 2003-10-30  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
 
 	* url.c (append_uri_pathel): New argument ESCAPED_P that says
diff --git a/src/sysdep.h b/src/sysdep.h
index f2fecc51..0d006ecd 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.h
+++ b/src/sysdep.h
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ do {						\
 typedef long LARGE_INT;
 # define LARGE_INT_FMT "%ld"
 #else
-# if SIZEOF_LONG_LONG == 8
+# if SIZEOF_LONG_LONG >= 8
 /* Long long is large enough: use it.  */
 typedef long long LARGE_INT;
 #  define LARGE_INT_FMT "%lld"
 # else
-/* Use `double'. */
+/* Large integer type unavailable; use `double' instead.  */
 typedef double LARGE_INT;
 #  define LARGE_INT_FMT "%.0f"
 # endif