diff --git a/vhdlpp/library.cc b/vhdlpp/library.cc
index 91c197267..08a67d586 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/library.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/library.cc
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static void import_ieee_use(ActiveScope*res, perm_string package, perm_string na
 
 const VTypePrimitive primitive_BOOLEAN(VTypePrimitive::BOOLEAN, true);
 const VTypePrimitive primitive_BIT(VTypePrimitive::BIT, true);
-const VTypePrimitive primitive_INTEGER(VTypePrimitive::INTEGER);
+const VTypePrimitive primitive_INTEGER(VTypePrimitive::INTEGER, true);
 const VTypePrimitive primitive_REAL(VTypePrimitive::REAL);
 const VTypePrimitive primitive_STDLOGIC(VTypePrimitive::STDLOGIC, true);
 const VTypePrimitive primitive_CHARACTER(VTypePrimitive::CHARACTER);
diff --git a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
index fd65f9649..d0dea54bd 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vtype_emit.cc
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ int VTypePrimitive::emit_primitive_type(ostream&out) const
 	    out << "logic";
 	    break;
 	  case INTEGER:
-	    out << "integer";
+	    out << "bool[31:0]";
+	    break;
+	  case REAL:
+	    out << "real";
 	    break;
-      case REAL:
-        out << "real";
-        break;
 	  case CHARACTER:
 	    out << "char";
 	    break;