diff --git a/vlib/builtin/js/string.js.v b/vlib/builtin/js/string.js.v
index 3b72a2f6f4..ad54e449f1 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/js/string.js.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/js/string.js.v
@@ -205,7 +205,11 @@ pub fn (s string) hash() int {
 
 // int returns the value of the string as an integer `'1'.int() == 1`.
 pub fn (s string) int() int {
-	return int(JS.parseInt(s.str))
+	res := int(0)
+	#if (typeof(s) == "string") { res.val = parseInt(s) }
+	#else { res.val = parseInt(s.str) }
+
+	return res
 }
 
 // i64 returns the value of the string as i64 `'1'.i64() == i64(1)`.