diff --git a/3rd/lua/lua.c b/3rd/lua/lua.c
index c6e81a55..825d7c21 100644
--- a/3rd/lua/lua.c
+++ b/3rd/lua/lua.c
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
   result = lua_toboolean(L, -1);  /* get result */
   report(L, status);
   lua_close(L);
+  luaS_exitshr();
   return (result && status == LUA_OK) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }