diff --git a/src/lisp.h b/src/lisp.h
index c2cb89de9d..c45e35178e 100644
--- a/src/lisp.h
+++ b/src/lisp.h
@@ -2661,8 +2661,10 @@ make_uint (uintmax_t n)
 }
 
 /* Return a Lisp integer equal to the value of the C integer EXPR.  */
-#define INT_TO_INTEGER(expr) \
-  (EXPR_SIGNED (expr) ? make_int (expr) : make_uint (expr))
+#define INT_TO_INTEGER(expr)                                    \
+  (sizeof (expr) < sizeof (EMACS_INT)                           \
+   ? make_fixnum (expr)                                         \
+   : (EXPR_SIGNED (expr) ? make_int (expr) : make_uint (expr)))
 
 
 /* Forwarding pointer to an int variable.