diff --git a/tests/basics/int_big_rshift.py b/tests/basics/int_big_rshift.py
index b2fecb36c9..e6e2a66993 100644
--- a/tests/basics/int_big_rshift.py
+++ b/tests/basics/int_big_rshift.py
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ print(i >> 1)
 print(i >> 1000)
 
 # result needs rounding up
-print(-(1<<70) >> 80)
-print(-0xffffffffffffffff >> 32)
+i = -(1 << 70)
+print(i >> 80)
+i = -0xffffffffffffffff
+print(i >> 32)
diff --git a/tests/basics/int_big_xor.py b/tests/basics/int_big_xor.py
index 318db45e60..cd1d9ae97f 100644
--- a/tests/basics/int_big_xor.py
+++ b/tests/basics/int_big_xor.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ print((-a) ^ (1 << 100))
 print((-a) ^ (1 << 200))
 print((-a) ^ a == 0)
 print(bool((-a) ^ a))
-print(-1 ^ 0xffffffffffffffff) # carry overflows to higher digit
+i = -1
+print(i ^ 0xffffffffffffffff) # carry overflows to higher digit
 
 # test + -