diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16f6f5e69e..3a8ff79c2d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - Smart cast in for loops: `for mut x is string {}`.
 - `[noinit]` struct attribute to disallow direct struct initialization with `Foo{}`.
 - Array decompose: `[1, 2, 3]...` is now `...[1, 2, 3]`
-- Treating `enum` as `int` is removed for strict type checking.
+- Treating `enum` as `int` and operations on `enum` except `==` and `!=` are removed for strict type checking.
 - Support `[manualfree] fn f1(){}` and `[manualfree] module m1`, for functions doing their own memory management.
 
 ## V 0.2.1
diff --git a/vlib/log/log.v b/vlib/log/log.v
index 67ca7bdd03..fe864a7f5a 100644
--- a/vlib/log/log.v
+++ b/vlib/log/log.v
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn (mut l Log) send_output(s &string, level Level) {
 
 // fatal logs line `s` via `send_output` if `Log.level` is greater than or equal to the `Level.fatal` category.
 pub fn (mut l Log) fatal(s string) {
-	if l.level < .fatal {
+	if int(l.level) < int(Level.fatal) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.send_output(s, .fatal)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) fatal(s string) {
 
 // error logs line `s` via `send_output` if `Log.level` is greater than or equal to the `Level.error` category.
 pub fn (mut l Log) error(s string) {
-	if l.level < .error {
+	if int(l.level) < int(Level.error) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.send_output(s, .error)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) error(s string) {
 
 // warn logs line `s` via `send_output` if `Log.level` is greater than or equal to the `Level.warn` category.
 pub fn (mut l Log) warn(s string) {
-	if l.level < .warn {
+	if int(l.level) < int(Level.warn) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.send_output(s, .warn)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) warn(s string) {
 
 // info logs line `s` via `send_output` if `Log.level` is greater than or equal to the `Level.info` category.
 pub fn (mut l Log) info(s string) {
-	if l.level < .info {
+	if int(l.level) < int(Level.info) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.send_output(s, .info)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn (mut l Log) info(s string) {
 
 // debug logs line `s` via `send_output` if `Log.level` is greater than or equal to the `Level.debug` category.
 pub fn (mut l Log) debug(s string) {
-	if l.level < .debug {
+	if int(l.level) < int(Level.debug) {
 		return
 	}
 	l.send_output(s, .debug)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index fd4c427825..71d21280f0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -952,6 +952,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut infix_expr ast.InfixExpr) table.Type {
 		// TODO broken !in
 		c.error('string types only have the following operators defined: `==`, `!=`, `<`, `>`, `<=`, `>=`, and `+`',
 			infix_expr.pos)
+	} else if left.kind == .enum_ && right.kind == .enum_ && infix_expr.op !in [.ne, .eq] {
+		c.error('only `==` and `!=` are defined on `enum`, use an explicit cast to `int` if needed',
+			infix_expr.pos)
 	}
 	// sum types can't have any infix operation except of "is", is is checked before and doesn't reach this
 	if c.table.type_kind(left_type) == .sum_type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c28e1c9f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.vv:8:20: error: only `==` and `!=` are defined on `enum`, use an explicit cast to `int` if needed
+    6 | 
+    7 | fn main() {
+    8 |     println(Color.red > Color.green)
+      |                       ^
+    9 |     println(Color.red + Color.green)
+   10 | }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.vv:9:20: error: only `==` and `!=` are defined on `enum`, use an explicit cast to `int` if needed
+    7 | fn main() {
+    8 |     println(Color.red > Color.green)
+    9 |     println(Color.red + Color.green)
+      |                       ^
+   10 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..485391077d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/enum_op_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+enum Color {
+	red
+	blue
+	green
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	println(Color.red > Color.green)
+	println(Color.red + Color.green)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v b/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
index afce35f180..5035f210d3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/x64/gen.v
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) ret() {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut g Gen) push(reg Register) {
-	if reg < .r8 {
+	if int(reg) < int(Register.r8) {
 		g.write8(0x50 + int(reg))
 	} else {
 		g.write8(0x41)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/enum_bitfield_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/enum_bitfield_test.v
index 34af9c5298..81a1507b96 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/enum_bitfield_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/enum_bitfield_test.v
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn test_enum_bitfield() {
 	assert a.perm.has(.execute)
 	assert !a.perm.has(.write)
 	assert !a.perm.has(.other)
-	mut b := BfPermission.read | BfPermission.execute
+	mut b := BfPermission(int(BfPermission.read) | int(BfPermission.execute))
 	assert int(b) == 1 + 0 + 4 + 0
 	assert b.has(.read)
 	assert b.has(.execute)