diff --git a/base/linalg.jl b/base/linalg.jl
index 981aed065aede..dcd4bd8452c8b 100644
--- a/base/linalg.jl
+++ b/base/linalg.jl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function norm{T}(x::AbstractVector{T}, p::Number)
         end
     end
 end
-
+norm{T<:Integer}(x::AbstractVector{T}, p::Number) = norm(float(x), p)
 norm(x::AbstractVector) = norm(x, 2)
 
 function norm(A::AbstractMatrix, p)