diff --git a/Lib/pickle.py b/Lib/pickle.py
index cb27f8ab859..ab5fcb6113b 100644
--- a/Lib/pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/pickle.py
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ def save_int(self, object, pack=struct.pack):
             # case.
             # First one- and two-byte unsigned ints:
             if object >= 0:
-                if object < 0xff:
+                if object <= 0xff:
                     self.write(BININT1 + chr(object))
                     return
-                if object < 0xffff:
+                if object <= 0xffff:
                     self.write(BININT2 + chr(object&0xff) + chr(object>>8))
                     return
             # Next check for 4-byte signed ints: