diff --git a/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
index 3896a7ce71462..119b88befd1d8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax_ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
 
 fn find_repr_type_name(diagnostic: &Handler,
                        type_attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> &'static str {
-    let mut repr_type_name = "i32";
+    let mut repr_type_name = "i64";
     for a in type_attrs {
         for r in &attr::find_repr_attrs(diagnostic, a) {
             repr_type_name = match *r {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/enum-discrim-autosizing.rs b/src/test/run-pass/enum-discrim-autosizing.rs
index 99e44735d0f03..f027689a64a54 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/enum-discrim-autosizing.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/enum-discrim-autosizing.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum Ei64 {
     Bi64 = 0x8000_0000
 }
 
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
 enum Eu64 {
     Au64 = 0,
     Bu64 = 0x8000_0000_0000_0000
@@ -60,4 +61,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     assert_eq!(size_of::<Eu32>(), 4);
     assert_eq!(size_of::<Ei64>(), 8);
     assert_eq!(size_of::<Eu64>(), 8);
+
+    // ensure no i32 collisions
+    assert!(Eu64::Au64 != Eu64::Bu64);
 }