2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/core/util.lua b/src/luarocks/core/util.lua
index b815a028..fae8625a 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/core/util.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/core/util.lua
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function util.split_string(str, delim, maxNb)
    for part, pos in string.gmatch(str, pat) do
       nb = nb + 1
       result[nb] = part
-      lastPos = math.tointeger(pos)
+      lastPos = math.tointeger(tonumber(pos))
       if nb == maxNb then break end
    end
 
diff --git a/src/luarocks/core/util.tl b/src/luarocks/core/util.tl
index 39862dcb..9b23c083 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/core/util.tl
+++ b/src/luarocks/core/util.tl
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function util.split_string(str: string, delim: string, maxNb?: number): {string}
    for part, pos in string.gmatch(str, pat) do
       nb = nb + 1
       result[nb] = part
-      lastPos = math.tointeger(pos)
+      lastPos = math.tointeger(tonumber(pos))
       if nb == maxNb then break end
    end
    -- Handle the last field