1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ltablib.c b/ltablib.c
index dbfe2509..868d78fd 100644
--- a/ltablib.c
+++ b/ltablib.c
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ static void checktab (lua_State *L, int arg, int what) {
 
 
 static int tinsert (lua_State *L) {
-  lua_Integer e = aux_getn(L, 1, TAB_RW) + 1;  /* first empty element */
   lua_Integer pos;  /* where to insert new element */
+  lua_Integer e = aux_getn(L, 1, TAB_RW);
+  e = luaL_intop(+, e, 1);  /* first empty element */
   switch (lua_gettop(L)) {
     case 2: {  /* called with only 2 arguments */
       pos = e;  /* insert new element at the end */