diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/PythonCompiler.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/PythonCompiler.scala
index a2b14273c..2d5c1044b 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/PythonCompiler.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/PythonCompiler.scala
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ class PythonCompiler(typeProvider: ClassTypeProvider, config: RuntimeConfig)
   }
 
   override def enumDeclaration(curClass: String, enumName: String, enumColl: Seq[(Long, String)]): Unit = {
-    importList.add("from enum import Enum")
+    importList.add("from enum import IntEnum")
 
     out.puts
-    out.puts(s"class ${type2class(enumName)}(Enum):")
+    out.puts(s"class ${type2class(enumName)}(IntEnum):")
     out.inc
     enumColl.foreach { case (id: Long, label: String) => out.puts(s"$label = ${translator.doIntLiteral(id)}") }
     out.dec
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
index a4f445c54..2a4e21f81 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class PythonTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends B
     s"int(${translate(s)}$add)"
   }
   override def enumToInt(v: Ast.expr, et: EnumType): String =
-    s"${translate(v)}.value"
+    s"int(${translate(v)})"
   override def boolToInt(v: Ast.expr): String =
     s"int(${translate(v)})"
   override def floatToInt(v: Ast.expr): String =