diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
index 96e6b49895..d333c6030c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ else:
     def iteritems(d):
         return d.iteritems()
 
+try:
+    # Python 2
+    long
+except NameError:
+    # Python 3
+    long = int
 
 try:
     import selinux