diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
index 2e84dc63..8493a770 100644
--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -1410,6 +1410,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MODK) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arithK(L, luaV_mod, luaV_modf);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1422,6 +1423,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_IDIVK) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arithK(L, luaV_idiv, luai_numidiv);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1470,6 +1472,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_MOD) {
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arith(L, luaV_mod, luaV_modf);
         vmbreak;
       }
@@ -1482,6 +1485,7 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_IDIV) {  /* floor division */
+        savestate(L, ci);  /* in case of division by 0 */
         op_arith(L, luaV_idiv, luai_numidiv);
         vmbreak;
       }
diff --git a/testes/errors.lua b/testes/errors.lua
index cf0ab526..bf6f389d 100644
--- a/testes/errors.lua
+++ b/testes/errors.lua
@@ -444,6 +444,14 @@ if not b then
   end
 end]], 5)
 
+
+-- bug in 5.4.0
+lineerror([[
+  local a = 0
+  local b = 1
+  local c = b % a
+]], 3)
+
 do
   -- Force a negative estimate for base line. Error in instruction 2
   -- (after VARARGPREP, GETGLOBAL), with first absolute line information