diff --git a/vlib/builtin/int.v b/vlib/builtin/int.v
index 4b3e3ee8a7e2eb..b4a52d4a171666 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/int.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/int.v
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ pub fn (n int) str() string {
 	return n.str_l(12)
 }
 
+pub fn (n i32) str() string {
+	return int(n).str_l(12)
+}
+
 // str returns the value of the `int` as a `string`.
 // Example: assert int(-2020).str() == '-2020'
 /*
diff --git a/vlib/encoding/leb128/leb128.v b/vlib/encoding/leb128/leb128.v
index b5acd5ac19270d..11379a29ca487c 100644
--- a/vlib/encoding/leb128/leb128.v
+++ b/vlib/encoding/leb128/leb128.v
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn decode_i32(value []u8) (i32, int) {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	return int(result), shift / 7
+	return i32(result), shift / 7
 }
 
 // decode_i64 decodes an i64 and returns the number of bytes used from the given leb128 encoded array `value`
diff --git a/vlib/math/const.v b/vlib/math/const.v
index b2bdf51112a0e3..a69a890176b5ab 100644
--- a/vlib/math/const.v
+++ b/vlib/math/const.v
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ pub const (
 	max_i8  = i8(127)
 	min_i16 = i16(-32768)
 	max_i16 = i16(32767)
-	min_i32 = int(-2147483648)
-	max_i32 = int(2147483647)
+	min_i32 = i32(-2147483648)
+	max_i32 = i32(2147483647)
 	// -9223372036854775808 is wrong, because C compilers parse literal values
 	// without sign first, and 9223372036854775808 overflows i64, hence the
 	// consecutive subtraction by 1
diff --git a/vlib/math/limit.v b/vlib/math/limit.v
index c752e40737fef2..831a9e9c08e2f5 100644
--- a/vlib/math/limit.v
+++ b/vlib/math/limit.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn maxof[T]() T {
 		return max_i8
 	} $else $if T is i16 {
 		return max_i16
-	} $else $if T is int {
+	} $else $if T is i32 {
 		return max_i32
 	} $else $if T is i32 {
 		return max_i32
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ pub fn maxof[T]() T {
 		return max_f32
 	} $else $if T is f64 {
 		return max_f64
+	} $else $if T is int {
+		$if new_int ? {
+			return int(max_i64)
+		}
+		return int(max_i32)
 	} $else {
 		panic('A maximum value of the type `${typeof[T]().name}` is not defined.')
 	}
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn minof[T]() T {
 		return min_i8
 	} $else $if T is i16 {
 		return min_i16
-	} $else $if T is int {
+	} $else $if T is i32 {
 		return min_i32
 	} $else $if T is i32 {
 		return min_i32
@@ -62,6 +67,11 @@ pub fn minof[T]() T {
 		return -max_f32
 	} $else $if T is f64 {
 		return -max_f64
+	} $else $if T is int {
+		$if new_int ? {
+			return int(min_i64)
+		}
+		return int(min_i32)
 	} $else {
 		panic('A minimum value of the type `${typeof[T]().name}` is not defined.')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/math/log.v b/vlib/math/log.v
index 1d3d5f0a9c6578..b01e0ee4778b01 100644
--- a/vlib/math/log.v
+++ b/vlib/math/log.v
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ pub fn log_b(x f64) f64 {
 // ilog_b(nan) = max_i32
 pub fn ilog_b(x f64) int {
 	if x == 0 {
-		return min_i32
+		return int(min_i32)
 	}
 	if is_nan(x) {
-		return max_i32
+		return int(max_i32)
 	}
 	if is_inf(x, 0) {
-		return max_i32
+		return int(max_i32)
 	}
 	return ilog_b_(x)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 5006b738ccfd70..ad6f49fc4fa777 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import v.pref
 
 pub type TypeDecl = AliasTypeDecl | FnTypeDecl | SumTypeDecl
 
-pub const int_type_name = $if amd64 || arm64 {
-	'int'
-	//'i64'
+// pub const int_type_name = $if amd64 || arm64 {
+pub const int_type_name = $if new_int ? {
+	//'int'
+	'i64'
 } $else {
 	'int'
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/comptime_const_values.v b/vlib/v/ast/comptime_const_values.v
index 4780b2a2178223..c9ca312f7faec6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/comptime_const_values.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/comptime_const_values.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub type ComptTimeConstValue = EmptyExpr
 	| i16
 	| i64
 	| i8
-	| int
+	| i32
 	| rune
 	| string
 	| u16
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub type ComptTimeConstValue = EmptyExpr
 	| u64
 	| u8
 	| voidptr
+	//| int
 
 pub fn empty_comptime_const_expr() ComptTimeConstValue {
 	return EmptyExpr(0)
@@ -43,9 +44,17 @@ pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) int() ?int {
 	return none
 }
 
+pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) i32() ?i32 {
+	x := val.i64()?
+	if x > -2147483649 && x < 2147483648 {
+		return i32(x)
+	}
+	return none
+}
+
 pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) voidptr() ?voidptr {
 	match val {
-		i8, i16, int, i64 { return voidptr(i64(val)) }
+		i8, i16, i32, i64 { return voidptr(i64(val)) }
 		u8, u16, u32, u64 { return voidptr(u64(val)) }
 		rune { return voidptr(u64(val)) }
 		voidptr { return val }
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) i64() ?i64 {
 		i16 {
 			return i64(val)
 		}
-		int {
+		i32 {
 			return i64(val)
 		}
 		i64 {
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) u64() ?u64 {
 				return u64(val)
 			}
 		}
-		int {
+		i32 {
 			if val >= 0 {
 				return u64(val)
 			}
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) f64() ?f64 {
 		i16 {
 			return f64(val)
 		}
-		int {
+		i32 {
 			return f64(val)
 		}
 		i64 {
@@ -243,7 +252,7 @@ pub fn (val ComptTimeConstValue) string() ?string {
 		i16 {
 			return val.str()
 		}
-		int {
+		i32 {
 			return val.str()
 		}
 		i64 {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index 4449cb28225345..cefc2c1989a5f2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) eval_comptime_const_expr(expr ast.Expr, nlevel int) ?ast.Comp
 		}
 		ast.SizeOf {
 			s, _ := c.table.type_size(expr.typ)
-			return s
+			return i64(s)
 		}
 		ast.FloatLiteral {
 			x := expr.val.f64()
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) eval_comptime_const_expr(expr ast.Expr, nlevel int) ?ast.Comp
 			if expr.typ == ast.i16_type {
 				return cast_expr_value.i16() or { return none }
 			}
-			if expr.typ == ast.int_type {
-				return cast_expr_value.int() or { return none }
+			if expr.typ == ast.i32_type {
+				return cast_expr_value.i32() or { return none }
 			}
 			if expr.typ == ast.i64_type {
 				return cast_expr_value.i64() or { return none }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 20037e70b058ac..2791c0b4ad41c0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -5387,7 +5387,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) const_decl_precomputed(mod string, name string, field_name string
 		i16 {
 			g.const_decl_write_precomputed(mod, styp, cname, field_name, ct_value.str())
 		}
-		int {
+		i32 {
 			g.const_decl_write_precomputed(mod, styp, cname, field_name, ct_value.str())
 		}
 		i64 {