diff --git a/VM/src/ldo.cpp b/VM/src/ldo.cpp
index c133a59e..c7904dde 100644
--- a/VM/src/ldo.cpp
+++ b/VM/src/ldo.cpp
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ CallInfo* luaD_growCI(lua_State* L)
     return ++L->ci;
 }
 
+void luaD_checkCstack(lua_State *L)
+{
+    if (L->nCcalls == LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
+        luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
+    else if (L->nCcalls >= (LUAI_MAXCCALLS + (LUAI_MAXCCALLS >> 3)))
+        luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRERR); /* error while handling stack error */
+}
+
 /*
 ** Call a function (C or Lua). The function to be called is at *func.
 ** The arguments are on the stack, right after the function.
@@ -222,12 +230,8 @@ CallInfo* luaD_growCI(lua_State* L)
 void luaD_call(lua_State* L, StkId func, int nResults)
 {
     if (++L->nCcalls >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
-    {
-        if (L->nCcalls == LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
-            luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
-        else if (L->nCcalls >= (LUAI_MAXCCALLS + (LUAI_MAXCCALLS >> 3)))
-            luaD_throw(L, LUA_ERRERR); /* error while handing stack error */
-    }
+        luaD_checkCstack(L);
+
     if (luau_precall(L, func, nResults) == PCRLUA)
     {                                        /* is a Lua function? */
         L->ci->flags |= LUA_CALLINFO_RETURN; /* luau_execute will stop after returning from the stack frame */
diff --git a/VM/src/ldo.h b/VM/src/ldo.h
index 6e16e6f1..5e9472bf 100644
--- a/VM/src/ldo.h
+++ b/VM/src/ldo.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ LUAI_FUNC int luaD_pcall(lua_State* L, Pfunc func, void* u, ptrdiff_t oldtop, pt
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_reallocCI(lua_State* L, int newsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_reallocstack(lua_State* L, int newsize);
 LUAI_FUNC void luaD_growstack(lua_State* L, int n);
+LUAI_FUNC void luaD_checkCstack(lua_State* L);
 
 LUAI_FUNC l_noret luaD_throw(lua_State* L, int errcode);
 LUAI_FUNC int luaD_rawrunprotected(lua_State* L, Pfunc f, void* ud);
diff --git a/VM/src/lvmexecute.cpp b/VM/src/lvmexecute.cpp
index 9e2eb268..3c505fe5 100644
--- a/VM/src/lvmexecute.cpp
+++ b/VM/src/lvmexecute.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ LUAU_NOINLINE static void luau_callTM(lua_State* L, int nparams, int res)
     ++L->nCcalls;
 
     if (L->nCcalls >= LUAI_MAXCCALLS)
-        luaG_runerror(L, "C stack overflow");
+        luaD_checkCstack(L);
 
     luaD_checkstack(L, LUA_MINSTACK);