diff --git a/compiler/scanner.pas b/compiler/scanner.pas
index 8e6eccdf7e..947d4d558a 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.pas
+++ b/compiler/scanner.pas
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ interface
           procedure skipoldtpcomment(read_first_char:boolean);
           procedure readtoken(allowrecordtoken:boolean);
           function  readpreproc:ttoken;
+          function  readpreprocint(var value:int64;const place:string):boolean;
           function  asmgetchar:char;
        end;
 
@@ -276,7 +277,6 @@ interface
     Function SetCompileModeSwitch(s:string; changeInit: boolean):boolean;
     procedure SetAppType(NewAppType:tapptype);
 
-
 implementation
 
     uses
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ type
     function evaluate(v:texprvalue;op:ttoken):texprvalue;
     procedure error(expecteddef, place: string);
     function isBoolean: Boolean;
+    function isInt: Boolean;
     function asBool: Boolean;
     function asInt: Integer;
     function asInt64: Int64;
@@ -1403,6 +1404,11 @@ type
         end;
     end;
 
+  function texprvalue.isInt: Boolean;
+    begin
+      result:=is_integer(def);
+    end;
+
   function texprvalue.asBool: Boolean;
     begin
       result:=value.valueord<>0;
@@ -5753,6 +5759,25 @@ exit_label:
       end;
 
 
+    function tscannerfile.readpreprocint(var value:int64;const place:string):boolean;
+      var
+        hs : texprvalue;
+      begin
+        hs:=preproc_comp_expr;
+        if hs.isInt then
+          begin
+            value:=hs.asInt64;
+            result:=true;
+          end
+        else
+          begin
+            hs.error('Integer',place);
+            result:=false;
+          end;
+        hs.free;
+      end;
+
+
     function tscannerfile.asmgetchar : char;
       begin
          readchar;