diff --git a/compiler/ninl.pas b/compiler/ninl.pas
index b29b3961fe..43a53d44ef 100644
--- a/compiler/ninl.pas
+++ b/compiler/ninl.pas
@@ -1450,6 +1450,7 @@ implementation
         newstatement  : tstatementnode;
         newblock      : tblocknode;
         tempcode      : ttempcreatenode;
+        valsinttype   : tdef;
       begin
         { for easy exiting if something goes wrong }
         result := cerrornode.create;
@@ -1474,6 +1475,9 @@ implementation
              exit;
            end;
 
+        { retrieve the ValSInt type }
+        valsinttype:=search_system_type('VALSINT').typedef;
+
         { reverse parameters for easier processing }
         left := reverseparameters(tcallparanode(left));
 
@@ -1517,12 +1521,12 @@ implementation
         newblock:=internalstatements(newstatement);
 
         { do we need a temp for code? Yes, if no code specified, or if  }
-        { code is not a 32bit parameter (we already checked whether the }
-        { the code para, if specified, was an orddef)                   }
+        { code is not a valsinttype sized parameter (we already checked }
+        { whether the code para, if specified, was an orddef)           }
         if not assigned(codepara) or
-           (codepara.resultdef.size<>ptrsinttype.size) then
+           (codepara.resultdef.size<>valsinttype.size) then
           begin
-            tempcode := ctempcreatenode.create(ptrsinttype,ptrsinttype.size,tt_persistent,false);
+            tempcode := ctempcreatenode.create(valsinttype,valsinttype.size,tt_persistent,false);
             addstatement(newstatement,tempcode);
             { set the resultdef of the temp (needed to be able to get }
             { the resultdef of the tempref used in the new code para) }
@@ -1539,14 +1543,14 @@ implementation
             { we need its resultdef later on }
             codepara.get_paratype;
           end
-        else if (torddef(codepara.resultdef).ordtype <> torddef(ptrsinttype).ordtype) then
+        else if (torddef(codepara.resultdef).ordtype <> torddef(valsinttype).ordtype) then
           { because code is a var parameter, it must match types exactly    }
           { however, since it will return values >= 0, both signed and      }
           { and unsigned ints of the same size are fine. Since the formal   }
           { code para type is sinttype, insert a typecoversion to sint for  }
           { unsigned para's  }
           begin
-            codepara.left := ctypeconvnode.create_internal(codepara.left,ptrsinttype);
+            codepara.left := ctypeconvnode.create_internal(codepara.left,valsinttype);
             { make it explicit, oterwise you may get a nonsense range }
             { check error if the cardinal already contained a value   }
             { > $7fffffff                                             }