diff --git a/github/github-accessors.go b/github/github-accessors.go
index cc696325dd9..53b84d52199 100644
--- a/github/github-accessors.go
+++ b/github/github-accessors.go
@@ -8564,12 +8564,12 @@ func (r *RepoStatus) GetDescription() string {
 	return *r.Description
 }
 
-// GetID returns the ID field if it's non-nil, zero value otherwise.
-func (r *RepoStatus) GetID() int {
-	if r == nil || r.ID == nil {
-		return 0
+// GetID returns the ID field.
+func (r *RepoStatus) GetID() *int64 {
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return *r.ID
+	return r.ID
 }
 
 // GetState returns the State field if it's non-nil, zero value otherwise.
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 8c707be3473..3373c17f8bb 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -963,6 +963,10 @@ func Bool(v bool) *bool { return &v }
 // to store v and returns a pointer to it.
 func Int(v int) *int { return &v }
 
+// Int64 is a helper routine that allocates a new int64 value
+// to store v and returns a pointer to it.
+func Int64(v int64) *int64 { return &v }
+
 // String is a helper routine that allocates a new string value
 // to store v and returns a pointer to it.
 func String(v string) *string { return &v }
diff --git a/github/repos_statuses.go b/github/repos_statuses.go
index 6db501076ca..f94fdc858b8 100644
--- a/github/repos_statuses.go
+++ b/github/repos_statuses.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // RepoStatus represents the status of a repository at a particular reference.
 type RepoStatus struct {
-	ID  *int    `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	ID  *int64  `json:"id,omitempty"`
 	URL *string `json:"url,omitempty"`
 
 	// State is the current state of the repository. Possible values are:
diff --git a/github/repos_statuses_test.go b/github/repos_statuses_test.go
index 21cc238cf4d..b556b716695 100644
--- a/github/repos_statuses_test.go
+++ b/github/repos_statuses_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_ListStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.ListStatuses returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	want := []*RepoStatus{{ID: Int(1)}}
+	want := []*RepoStatus{{ID: Int64(1)}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(statuses, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.ListStatuses returned %+v, want %+v", statuses, want)
 	}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_CreateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.CreateStatus returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	want := &RepoStatus{ID: Int(1)}
+	want := &RepoStatus{ID: Int64(1)}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(status, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.CreateStatus returned %+v, want %+v", status, want)
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestRepositoriesService_GetCombinedStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.GetCombinedStatus returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	want := &CombinedStatus{State: String("success"), Statuses: []RepoStatus{{ID: Int(1)}}}
+	want := &CombinedStatus{State: String("success"), Statuses: []RepoStatus{{ID: Int64(1)}}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(status, want) {
 		t.Errorf("Repositories.GetCombinedStatus returned %+v, want %+v", status, want)
 	}
diff --git a/github/strings_test.go b/github/strings_test.go
index 6af88acd390..10cbe7b499d 100644
--- a/github/strings_test.go
+++ b/github/strings_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 		{PushEvent{PushID: Int(1)}, `github.PushEvent{PushID:1}`},
 		{Reference{Ref: String("r")}, `github.Reference{Ref:"r"}`},
 		{ReleaseAsset{ID: Int(1)}, `github.ReleaseAsset{ID:1}`},
-		{RepoStatus{ID: Int(1)}, `github.RepoStatus{ID:1}`},
+		{RepoStatus{ID: Int64(1)}, `github.RepoStatus{ID:1}`},
 		{RepositoryComment{ID: Int(1)}, `github.RepositoryComment{ID:1}`},
 		{RepositoryCommit{SHA: String("s")}, `github.RepositoryCommit{SHA:"s"}`},
 		{RepositoryContent{Name: String("n")}, `github.RepositoryContent{Name:"n"}`},