1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lapi.c b/lapi.c
index bbba88a3..16eb170d 100644
--- a/lapi.c
+++ b/lapi.c
@@ -1195,9 +1195,15 @@ LUA_API int lua_gc (lua_State *L, int what, ...) {
 
 
 LUA_API int lua_error (lua_State *L) {
+  TValue *errobj;
   lua_lock(L);
+  errobj = s2v(L->top - 1);
   api_checknelems(L, 1);
-  luaG_errormsg(L);
+  /* error object is the memory error message? */
+  if (ttisshrstring(errobj) && eqshrstr(tsvalue(errobj), G(L)->memerrmsg))
+    luaM_error(L);  /* raise a memory error */
+  else
+    luaG_errormsg(L);  /* raise a regular error */
   /* code unreachable; will unlock when control actually leaves the kernel */
   return 0;  /* to avoid warnings */
 }