diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index b0117f95d..b94df6c85 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ std::set<int> FemMesh::getNodesByEdge(const TopoDS_Edge &edge) const
     return result;
 }
 
-std::set<long> FemMesh::getNodesByVertex(const TopoDS_Vertex &vertex) const
+std::set<int> FemMesh::getNodesByVertex(const TopoDS_Vertex &vertex) const
 {
-    std::set<long> result;
+    std::set<int> result;
 
     double limit = BRep_Tool::Tolerance(vertex);
     limit *= limit; // use square to improve speed
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
index 48038f06d..7bf8a4051 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
     /// retrieving by edge
     std::set<int> getNodesByEdge(const TopoDS_Edge &edge) const;
     /// retrieving by vertex
-    std::set<long> getNodesByVertex(const TopoDS_Vertex &vertex) const;
+    std::set<int> getNodesByVertex(const TopoDS_Vertex &vertex) const;
     //@}
 
     /** @name Placement control */
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
index 87e3d95b4..18a0c0f14 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ PyObject* FemMeshPy::getNodesByVertex(PyObject *args)
             return 0;
         }
         Py::List ret;
-        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByVertex(fc);
-        for (std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
+        std::set<int> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByVertex(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);