diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 3da1143..292c091 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ static int parse_btype(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad)
         basic_type:
             next();
         basic_type1:
-            if (u == VT_SHORT || u == VT_LONG) {
+            if (u == VT_SHORT) {
                 if (st != -1 || (bt != -1 && bt != VT_INT))
                     tmbt: tcc_error("too many basic types");
                 st = u;
@@ -3984,8 +3984,8 @@ static int parse_btype(CType *type, AttributeDef *ad)
             } else if (t &  VT_LONG) {
 	      t = (t & ~(VT_LONG | VT_BTYPE)) | VT_LLONG;
             } else {
-                u = VT_LONG;
-                goto basic_type;
+              t |= VT_LONG;
+	      typespec_found = 1;
             }
             next();
             break;