diff --git a/pkg/JuliaInterface/src/convert.c b/pkg/JuliaInterface/src/convert.c
index fce506809..febb0572d 100644
--- a/pkg/JuliaInterface/src/convert.c
+++ b/pkg/JuliaInterface/src/convert.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Obj gap_julia(jl_value_t * julia_obj)
         if (INT_INTOBJ_MIN <= v && v <= INT_INTOBJ_MAX) {
             return INTOBJ_INT(v);
         }
-        return ObjInt_Int8(v);
+        return NewJuliaObj(julia_obj);
     }
     if (is_gapobj(julia_obj)) {
         return (Obj)julia_obj;
diff --git a/src/julia_to_gap.jl b/src/julia_to_gap.jl
index 18b8d372f..7160cd29d 100644
--- a/src/julia_to_gap.jl
+++ b/src/julia_to_gap.jl
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ end
 
 ## Small integers types always fit into GAP immediate integers, and thus are
 ## represented by Int64 on the Julia side.
-julia_to_gap(x::Int64)  = x
 julia_to_gap(x::Int32)  = Int64(x)
 julia_to_gap(x::Int16)  = Int64(x)
 julia_to_gap(x::Int8)   = Int64(x)