diff --git a/scripts/bloat-o-meter b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
index 0d3ff7f5e..d095b27b5 100755
--- a/scripts/bloat-o-meter
+++ b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def getsizes(file):
         #    if typ in ["SECTION", "FILES"]: continue # skip sections and files
         if "." in name: name = "static." + name.split(".")[0]
         value = int(value, 16)
-        size = int(size)
+        size = int(size, 16) if size.startswith('0x') else int(size)
         if vis != "DEFAULT" and bind != "GLOBAL": # see if it is an alias
             alias[(value, size)] = {"name" : name}
         else: