1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/llex.c b/src/llex.c
index 6dc3193..88c6790 100644
--- a/src/llex.c
+++ b/src/llex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: llex.c,v 2.20.1.1 2007/12/27 13:02:25 roberto Exp $
+** $Id: llex.c,v 2.20.1.2 2009/11/23 14:58:22 roberto Exp $
 ** Lexical Analyzer
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ TString *luaX_newstring (LexState *ls, const char *str, size_t l) {
   lua_State *L = ls->L;
   TString *ts = luaS_newlstr(L, str, l);
   TValue *o = luaH_setstr(L, ls->fs->h, ts);  /* entry for `str' */
-  if (ttisnil(o))
+  if (ttisnil(o)) {
     setbvalue(o, 1);  /* make sure `str' will not be collected */
+    luaC_checkGC(L);
+  }
   return ts;
 }