diff --git a/mesonbuild/cargo/builder.py b/mesonbuild/cargo/builder.py
index fb086d164..2442fbfa7 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cargo/builder.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cargo/builder.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def number(value: int, filename: str) -> mparser.NumberNode:
     :param filename: the file that the value came from
     :return: A NumberNode
     """
-    return mparser.NumberNode(_token('number', filename, value))
+    return mparser.NumberNode(_token('number', filename, str(value)))
 
 
 def bool(value: builtins.bool, filename: str) -> mparser.BooleanNode:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
index f88d091ab..f577ba774 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cmake/interpreter.py
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ class CMakeInterpreter:
             return IdNode(token(val=value))
 
         def number(value: int) -> NumberNode:
-            return NumberNode(token(val=value))
+            return NumberNode(token(val=str(value)))
 
         def nodeify(value: TYPE_mixed_list) -> BaseNode:
             if isinstance(value, str):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mparser.py b/mesonbuild/mparser.py
index 9867c7164..5ab76e7dc 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mparser.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mparser.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Lexer:
                             lineno += len(lines) - 1
                             line_start = mo.end() - len(lines[-1])
                     elif tid == 'number':
-                        value = int(match_text, base=0)
+                        value = match_text
                     elif tid == 'eol_cont':
                         lineno += 1
                         line_start = loc
@@ -285,8 +285,16 @@ class IdNode(ElementaryNode[str]):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return "Id node: '%s' (%d, %d)." % (self.value, self.lineno, self.colno)
 
+@dataclass(unsafe_hash=True)
 class NumberNode(ElementaryNode[int]):
-    pass
+
+    raw_value: str = field(hash=False)
+
+    def __init__(self, token: Token[str]):
+        BaseNode.__init__(self, token.lineno, token.colno, token.filename)
+        self.raw_value = token.value
+        self.value = int(token.value, base=0)
+        self.bytespan = token.bytespan
 
 class StringNode(ElementaryNode[str]):
     def __str__(self) -> str: