diff --git a/applications/lazedit/editorpagecontrol.pp b/applications/lazedit/editorpagecontrol.pp
index 153000ab7..860c04770 100644
--- a/applications/lazedit/editorpagecontrol.pp
+++ b/applications/lazedit/editorpagecontrol.pp
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ begin
     //because it uses FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL
     //see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363858%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
     Attr := FileGetAttrUTF8(Utf8Fn);
-    if (Attr = feInvalidHandle) then Attr := 0;
+    if (Attr = LongInt(feInvalidHandle)) then Attr := 0;
     if ((Attr and faHidden) = faHidden) then FileSetAttrUtf8(Utf8Fn, Attr and (not faHidden));
     {$endif}
     Lines.SaveToFile(Utf8Fn);