diff --git a/TreeConverter/SystemLib/static_executors.cs b/TreeConverter/SystemLib/static_executors.cs
index ac11fcc33..e4b5d932b 100644
--- a/TreeConverter/SystemLib/static_executors.cs
+++ b/TreeConverter/SystemLib/static_executors.cs
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ namespace PascalABCCompiler.SystemLibrary
             {
                 return null;
             }
-            return new byte_const_node((byte)bcn.constant_value, call_location);
+            return new int_const_node((int)bcn.constant_value, call_location);
         }
 
         private static expression_node uint_to_uint_executor(location call_location, params expression_node[] parameters)