diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
index 553a96a9287..f2844cbfa53 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/qgsspatialiteprovider.cpp
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ void QgsSpatiaLiteProvider::loadFields()
                strcasecmp( type, "tinyint" ) == 0 ||
                strcasecmp( type, "boolean" ) == 0 )
           {
-            fieldType = QVariant::Int;
+            fieldType = QVariant::LongLong;
           }
           else if ( strcasecmp( type, "real" ) == 0 ||
                     strcasecmp( type, "double" ) == 0 ||