diff --git a/src/lj_state.c b/src/lj_state.c
index 0b997c6e..db7118ee 100644
--- a/src/lj_state.c
+++ b/src/lj_state.c
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 #define LJ_STACK_MAX	LUAI_MAXSTACK	/* Max. stack size. */
 #define LJ_STACK_START	(2*LJ_STACK_MIN)	/* Starting stack size. */
 #define LJ_STACK_MAXEX	(LJ_STACK_MAX + 1 + LJ_STACK_EXTRA)
+#define LJ_STACK_ERREX	(1 + 2*LJ_STACK_MIN)	/* Extra for error handling. */
 
-/* Explanation of LJ_STACK_EXTRA:
+/* Explanation for LJ_STACK_EXTRA:
 **
 ** Calls to metamethods store their arguments beyond the current top
 ** without checking for the stack limit. This avoids stack resizes which
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@
 ** slots above top, but then mobj is always a function. So we can get by
 ** with 5 extra slots.
 ** LJ_FR2: We need 2 more slots for the frame PC and the continuation PC.
+**
+** Explanation for LJ_STACK_ERREX:
+**
+** The 1 is space for the error message, and 2 * LJ_STACK_MIN is for
+** the lj_state_checkstack() call in lj_err_run().
 */
 
 /* Resize stack slots and adjust pointers in state. */
@@ -83,7 +89,8 @@ static void resizestack(lua_State *L, MSize n)
 /* Relimit stack after error, in case the limit was overdrawn. */
 void lj_state_relimitstack(lua_State *L)
 {
-  if (L->stacksize > LJ_STACK_MAXEX && L->top-tvref(L->stack) < LJ_STACK_MAX-1)
+  if (L->stacksize > LJ_STACK_MAXEX &&
+      L->top-tvref(L->stack) < LJ_STACK_MAX - 1 - LJ_STACK_ERREX)
     resizestack(L, LJ_STACK_MAX);
 }
 
@@ -129,11 +136,9 @@ void LJ_FASTCALL lj_state_growstack(lua_State *L, MSize need)
       /* An error handler might want to inspect the stack overflow error, but
       ** will need some stack space to run in. We give it a stack size beyond
       ** the normal limit in order to do so, then rely on lj_state_relimitstack
-      ** calls during unwinding to bring us back to a convential stack size.
-      ** The + 1 is space for the error message, and 2 * LUA_MINSTACK is for
-      ** the lj_state_checkstack() call in lj_err_run().
+      ** calls during unwinding to bring us back to a conventional stack size.
       */
-      resizestack(L, LJ_STACK_MAX + 1 + 2 * LUA_MINSTACK);
+      resizestack(L, LJ_STACK_MAX + LJ_STACK_ERREX);
       lj_err_stkov(L);  /* May invoke an error handler. */
     } else {
       /* If we're here, then the stack overflow error handler is requesting