diff --git a/3rd/lua/lstate.h b/3rd/lua/lstate.h
index 81e12c40..cdcdd5a4 100644
--- a/3rd/lua/lstate.h
+++ b/3rd/lua/lstate.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ typedef struct CallInfo {
 #define CIST_YPCALL	(1<<4)	/* call is a yieldable protected call */
 #define CIST_TAIL	(1<<5)	/* call was tail called */
 #define CIST_HOOKYIELD	(1<<6)	/* last hook called yielded */
+#define CIST_LEQ	(1<<7)  /* using __lt for __le */
 
 #define isLua(ci)	((ci)->callstatus & CIST_LUA)
 
diff --git a/3rd/lua/lvm.c b/3rd/lua/lvm.c
index 8a51550c..cb2e2809 100644
--- a/3rd/lua/lvm.c
+++ b/3rd/lua/lvm.c
@@ -303,12 +303,18 @@ int luaV_lessequal (lua_State *L, const TValue *l, const TValue *r) {
     return l_strcmp(tsvalue(l), tsvalue(r)) <= 0;
   else if ((res = luaT_callorderTM(L, l, r, TM_LE)) >= 0)  /* first try 'le' */
     return res;
-  else if ((res = luaT_callorderTM(L, r, l, TM_LT)) < 0)  /* else try 'lt' */
-    luaG_ordererror(L, l, r);
-  return !res;
+  else {  /* try 'lt': */
+    L->ci->callstatus |= CIST_LEQ;  /* mark it is doing 'lt' for 'le' */
+    res = luaT_callorderTM(L, r, l, TM_LT);
+    L->ci->callstatus ^= CIST_LEQ;  /* clear mark */
+    if (res < 0)
+      luaG_ordererror(L, l, r);
+    return !res;  /* result is negated */
+  }
 }
 
 
+
 /*
 ** Main operation for equality of Lua values; return 't1 == t2'. 
 ** L == NULL means raw equality (no metamethods)
@@ -564,11 +570,11 @@ void luaV_finishOp (lua_State *L) {
     case OP_LE: case OP_LT: case OP_EQ: {
       int res = !l_isfalse(L->top - 1);
       L->top--;
-      /* metamethod should not be called when operand is K */
-      lua_assert(!ISK(GETARG_B(inst)));
-      if (op == OP_LE &&  /* "<=" using "<" instead? */
-          ttisnil(luaT_gettmbyobj(L, base + GETARG_B(inst), TM_LE)))
-        res = !res;  /* invert result */
+      if (ci->callstatus & CIST_LEQ) {  /* "<=" using "<" instead? */
+        lua_assert(op == OP_LE);
+        ci->callstatus ^= CIST_LEQ;  /* clear mark */
+        res = !res;  /* negate result */
+      }
       lua_assert(GET_OPCODE(*ci->u.l.savedpc) == OP_JMP);
       if (res != GETARG_A(inst))  /* condition failed? */
         ci->u.l.savedpc++;  /* skip jump instruction */