diff --git a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimViews.py b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimViews.py
index fba4f65fe7..4a9dcf4b28 100644
--- a/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimViews.py
+++ b/src/Mod/BIM/bimcommands/BimViews.py
@@ -523,8 +523,7 @@ class BIM_Views:
 
     def onDockLocationChanged(self, area):
         """Saves dock widget size and location"""
-
-        PARAMS.SetInt("BimViewArea", int(area))
+        PARAMS.SetInt("BimViewArea", area.value)
         mw = FreeCADGui.getMainWindow()
         vm = findWidget()
         if vm:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Help/Help.py b/src/Mod/Help/Help.py
index 773d41f926..32f33b4fcb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Help/Help.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Help/Help.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def openBrowserHTML(html, baseurl, title, icon, dialog=False):
 
     # save dock widget size and location
     def onDockLocationChanged(area):
-        PREFS.SetInt("dockWidgetArea", int(area))
+        PREFS.SetInt("dockWidgetArea", int(area.value))
         mw = FreeCADGui.getMainWindow()
         dock = mw.findChild(QtWidgets.QDockWidget, "HelpWidget")
         if dock: