1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/liolib.c b/liolib.c
index 83fbb172..56507d5e 100644
--- a/liolib.c
+++ b/liolib.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static int io_readline (lua_State *L) {
     lua_pushvalue(L, lua_upvalueindex(3 + i));
   n = g_read(L, p->f, 2);  /* 'n' is number of results */
   lua_assert(n > 0);  /* should return at least a nil */
-  if (lua_toboolean(L, -n))  /* read at least one value? */
+  if (!lua_isnil(L, -n))  /* read at least one value? */
     return n;  /* return them */
   else {  /* first result is nil: EOF or error */
     if (n > 1) {  /* is there error information? */