diff --git a/lib/rbvmomi/connection.rb b/lib/rbvmomi/connection.rb
index 378a3e65..03094756 100644
--- a/lib/rbvmomi/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/rbvmomi/connection.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def obj2xml xml, name, type, is_array, o, attrs={}
         xml.tag! name, o.to_s, attrs
       end
     when Integer
-      attrs['xsi:type'] = 'xsd:long' if expected == BasicTypes::AnyType
+      attrs['xsi:type'] = 'xsd:int' if expected == BasicTypes::AnyType
       xml.tag! name, o.to_s, attrs
     when Float
       attrs['xsi:type'] = 'xsd:double' if expected == BasicTypes::AnyType