diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/base.py
index e19b748e6f..f9455c783a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/base.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class GDALBase(object):
     def _set_ptr(self, ptr):
         # Only allow the pointer to be set with pointers of the
         # compatible type or None (NULL).
-        if isinstance(ptr, int):
+        if isinstance(ptr, (int, long)):
             self._ptr = self.ptr_type(ptr)
         elif isinstance(ptr, (self.ptr_type, NoneType)):
             self._ptr = ptr
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/errcheck.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/errcheck.py
index 3a0e0d6170..91858ea572 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/errcheck.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/errcheck.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ def check_errcode(result, func, cargs):
 
 def check_pointer(result, func, cargs):
     "Makes sure the result pointer is valid."
+    if isinstance(result, (int, long)):
+        result = c_void_p(result)
     if bool(result): 
         return result
     else: