1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lgc.c b/lgc.c
index f8f43393..253a2892 100644
--- a/lgc.c
+++ b/lgc.c
@@ -542,10 +542,12 @@ static void traversestrongtable (global_State *g, Table *h) {
 static lu_mem traversetable (global_State *g, Table *h) {
   const char *weakkey, *weakvalue;
   const TValue *mode = gfasttm(g, h->metatable, TM_MODE);
+  TString *smode;
   markobjectN(g, h->metatable);
-  if (mode && ttisstring(mode) &&  /* is there a weak mode? */
-      (cast_void(weakkey = strchr(svalue(mode), 'k')),
-       cast_void(weakvalue = strchr(svalue(mode), 'v')),
+  if (mode && ttisshrstring(mode) &&  /* is there a weak mode? */
+      (cast_void(smode = tsvalue(mode)),
+       cast_void(weakkey = strchr(getshrstr(smode), 'k')),
+       cast_void(weakvalue = strchr(getshrstr(smode), 'v')),
        (weakkey || weakvalue))) {  /* is really weak? */
     if (!weakkey)  /* strong keys? */
       traverseweakvalue(g, h);