diff --git a/3rd/lua/lauxlib.c b/3rd/lua/lauxlib.c
index 63387b7b..fa775d47 100644
--- a/3rd/lua/lauxlib.c
+++ b/3rd/lua/lauxlib.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ LUALIB_API int luaL_loadfilex (lua_State *L, const char *filename,
   }
   luaS_expandshr(4096);
   int err = luaL_loadfilex_(eL, filename, mode);
+  luaS_expandshr(-4096);
   if (err != LUA_OK) {
     size_t sz = 0;
     const char * msg = lua_tolstring(eL, -1, &sz);
diff --git a/3rd/lua/lstring.c b/3rd/lua/lstring.c
index 68de011d..b0593436 100644
--- a/3rd/lua/lstring.c
+++ b/3rd/lua/lstring.c
@@ -544,8 +544,13 @@ internshrstr (lua_State *L, const char *str, size_t l) {
 LUA_API void
 luaS_expandshr(int n) {
 	struct shrmap * s = &SSM;
-	if (s->n < n) {
-		ATOM_ADD(&s->n, n);
+	if (n < 0) {
+		if (-n > s->n) {
+			n = -s->n;
+		}
+	}
+	ATOM_ADD(&s->n, n);
+	if (n > 0) {
 		int t = (s->total + s->n) * 5 / 4;
 		if (t > s->mask) {
 			shrstr_expandpage(t);