diff --git a/bitarray/util.py b/bitarray/util.py
index 746e2c7c..8f55cbaf 100644
--- a/bitarray/util.py
+++ b/bitarray/util.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def pprint(a, stream=None, group=8, indent=4, width=80):
             stream.write('\n%s' % (indent * ' '))
         if i % group == 0 and i % epl != 0:
             stream.write(' ')
-        stream.write(str(int(b)))
+        stream.write(str(b))
 
     if multiline:
         stream.write('\n')