diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
index fc20594..e0313f7 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
       throw "compiler error: no const of base type " + tbase;
     }
   } else if (type->is_enum()) {
-    render << "(" << type->get_name() << ")" << value->get_integer();
+    render << "(" << type_name(type) << ")" << value->get_integer();
   } else {
     string t = tmp("tmp");
     indent(out) << type_name(type) << " " << t << ";" << endl;
@@ -1697,46 +1697,46 @@
     generate_deserialize_struct(out, (t_struct*)type, name);
   } else if (type->is_container()) {
     generate_deserialize_container(out, type, name);
-  } else if (type->is_base_type() || type->is_enum()) {
+  } else if (type->is_base_type()) {
     indent(out) <<
       "xfer += iprot->";
-    
-    if (type->is_base_type()) {
-      t_base_type::t_base tbase = ((t_base_type*)type)->get_base();
-      switch (tbase) {
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_VOID:
-        throw "compiler error: cannot serialize void field in a struct: " +
-          name;
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_STRING:
-        out << "readString(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL:
-        out << "readBool(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_BYTE:
-        out << "readByte(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_I16:
-        out << "readI16(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_I32:
-        out << "readI32(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_I64:
-        out << "readI64(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      case t_base_type::TYPE_DOUBLE:
-        out << "readDouble(" << name << ");";
-        break;
-      default:
-        throw "compiler error: no C++ reader for base type " + tbase + name;
-      }
-    } else if (type->is_enum()) {
-      out << "readI32((int32_t&)" << name << ");";
+    t_base_type::t_base tbase = ((t_base_type*)type)->get_base();
+    switch (tbase) {
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_VOID:
+      throw "compiler error: cannot serialize void field in a struct: " + name;
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_STRING:
+      out << "readString(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL:
+      out << "readBool(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_BYTE:
+      out << "readByte(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I16:
+      out << "readI16(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I32:
+      out << "readI32(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_I64:
+      out << "readI64(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    case t_base_type::TYPE_DOUBLE:
+      out << "readDouble(" << name << ");";
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw "compiler error: no C++ reader for base type " + tbase + name;
     }
     out <<
       endl;
+  } else if (type->is_enum()) {
+    string t = tmp("ecast");
+    out <<
+      indent() << "int32_t " << t << ";" << endl <<
+      indent() << "xfer += iprot->readI32(" << t << ");" << endl <<
+      indent() << name << " = (" << type->get_name() << ")" << t << ";" << endl;
   } else {
     printf("DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DESERIALIZE FIELD '%s' TYPE '%s'\n",
            tfield->get_name().c_str(), type_name(type).c_str());