diff --git a/base/int.jl b/base/int.jl
index 80140c6d65191..aa6070a6d1299 100644
--- a/base/int.jl
+++ b/base/int.jl
@@ -640,10 +640,10 @@ typemax(::Type{UInt64}) = 0xffffffffffffffff
 @eval typemin(::Type{Int128} ) = $(convert(Int128, 1) << 127)
 @eval typemax(::Type{Int128} ) = $(bitcast(Int128, typemax(UInt128) >> 1))
 
-widen(::Type{<:Union{Int8, Int16}}) = Int32
+widen(::Type{<:Union{Int8, Int16}}) = Int
 widen(::Type{Int32}) = Int64
 widen(::Type{Int64}) = Int128
-widen(::Type{<:Union{UInt8, UInt16}}) = UInt32
+widen(::Type{<:Union{UInt8, UInt16}}) = UInt
 widen(::Type{UInt32}) = UInt64
 widen(::Type{UInt64}) = UInt128
 
diff --git a/test/int.jl b/test/int.jl
index 9ed384e561b1c..9d645256051be 100644
--- a/test/int.jl
+++ b/test/int.jl
@@ -188,15 +188,15 @@ end
     end
 end
 @testset "widen/widemul" begin
-    @test widen(UInt8(3)) === UInt32(3)
-    @test widen(UInt16(3)) === UInt32(3)
+    @test widen(UInt8(3)) === UInt(3)
+    @test widen(UInt16(3)) === UInt(3)
     @test widen(UInt32(3)) === UInt64(3)
     @test widen(UInt64(3)) === UInt128(3)
     @test widen(UInt128(3)) == 3
     @test typeof(widen(UInt128(3))) == BigInt
 
-    @test widen(Int8(-3)) === Int32(-3)
-    @test widen(Int16(-3)) === Int32(-3)
+    @test widen(Int8(-3)) === Int(-3)
+    @test widen(Int16(-3)) === Int(-3)
     @test widen(Int32(-3)) === Int64(-3)
     @test widen(Int64(-3)) === Int128(-3)
     @test widen(Int128(-3)) == -3
diff --git a/test/numbers.jl b/test/numbers.jl
index 91241e7678371..b324aa7592728 100644
--- a/test/numbers.jl
+++ b/test/numbers.jl
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ end
 @testset "widen and widemul" begin
     @test widen(1.5f0) === 1.5
     @test widen(Int32(42)) === Int64(42)
-    @test widen(Int8) === Int32
+    @test widen(Int8) === Int
     @test widen(Int64) === Int128
     @test widen(Float32) === Float64
     @test widen(Float16) === Float32