diff --git a/security_test.go b/security_test.go
index a1741f3..8d4c232 100644
--- a/security_test.go
+++ b/security_test.go
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ func TestCraftedReturnDoesNotExposePoppedHostValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCallWithMoreArgumentsThanRegisters(t *testing.T) {
+	l := NewState()
+	if err := DoString(l, `local function noop() end noop(nil, "x", {})`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDebugGetHookWithoutExternalHook(t *testing.T) {
 	l := NewState()
 	Require(l, "debug", DebugOpen, true)
diff --git a/stack.go b/stack.go
index 9ba15b8..2616638 100644
--- a/stack.go
+++ b/stack.go
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ func (l *State) pushLuaFrame(function, base, resultCount int, p *prototype) *cal
 	if l.top > first {
 		first = l.top
 	}
-	clear(l.stack[first:ci.top])
+	if first < ci.top {
+		clear(l.stack[first:ci.top])
+	}
 	l.callInfo = ci
 	l.top = ci.top
 	return ci