Device for bearing the stator shaft of an integrated hoisting machine, with a pedestal for carrying the hoisting loads and a torque support (20) for carrying the turning load, wherein the torque support (20) consists of at least one separate torque block (30, 40) for each turning direction of the hoisting machine, each having a bearing opening (36) with a cross section of flat bearing surfaces, angled with respect to each other, for receiving a bearing section of the stator shaft with a corresponding cross section.