diff --git a/pyasn1/type/univ.py b/pyasn1/type/univ.py
index 3e26583bfd83b21b9828d29bb3f6c772f3bea200_cHlhc24xL3R5cGUvdW5pdi5weQ==..e5b089c8d9fbc162f3519b6ae9862dfe2bd117b8_cHlhc24xL3R5cGUvdW5pdi5weQ== 100644
--- a/pyasn1/type/univ.py
+++ b/pyasn1/type/univ.py
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
         return self.clone(SizedInteger(self._value >> count).setBitLength(max(0, len(self._value) - count)))
 
     def __int__(self):
-        return self._value
+        return int(self._value)
 
     def __float__(self):
         return float(self._value)