diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index 75a745c50..15d51153c 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -404,9 +404,10 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId, short FaceId, float Angle)
     return result;
 }
 
-std::set<long> FemMesh::getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face) const
 {
-    std::set<long> result;
+std::set<int> FemMesh::getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face) const
+{
+    std::set<int> result;
 
     Bnd_Box box;
     BRepBndLib::Add(face, box);
@@ -1230,4 +1231,4 @@ Base::Quantity FemMesh::getVolume(void)const
     return Base::Quantity(volume,Unit::Volume);
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
index 6a157252c..a7339e83a 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     /// retrieving by region growing
     std::set<long> getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId, short FaceId, float Angle=360)const;
     /// retrieving by face
-    std::set<long> getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face) const;
+    std::set<int> getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face) const;
     /// retrieving by edge
     std::set<long> getNodesByEdge(const TopoDS_Edge &edge) const;
     /// retrieving by vertex
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
index a96770df9..ec355b4de 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ PyObject* FemMeshPy::getNodesByFace(PyObject *args)
             return 0;
         }
         Py::List ret;
-        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByFace(fc);
-        for (std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
+        std::set<int> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByFace(fc);
+        for (std::set<int>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
             ret.append(Py::Int(*it));
 
         return Py::new_reference_to(ret);