diff --git a/core/modules/translation_entity/translation_entity.install b/core/modules/translation_entity/translation_entity.install
index b571da3..0a93231 100644
--- a/core/modules/translation_entity/translation_entity.install
+++ b/core/modules/translation_entity/translation_entity.install
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function translation_entity_schema() {
         'description' => 'The entity type this translation relates to',
       ),
       'entity_id' => array(
-        'type' => 'int',
+        'type' => 'varchar',
         'unsigned' => TRUE,
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'description' => 'The entity id this translation relates to',