diff --git a/lua/lvm.go b/lua/lvm.go
index c2b21cb..69a4e68 100644
--- a/lua/lvm.go
+++ b/lua/lvm.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (vm *v53) loadnil(instr vm.Instr) {
 		b = instr.B()
 	)
 	for i := a; i <= a+b; i++ {
-		vm.thread().frame().set(i, Nil(1))
+		vm.thread().frame().set(i, nilValue)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/value.go b/lua/value.go
index 1b02766..90ff091 100644
--- a/lua/value.go
+++ b/lua/value.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func valueOf(state *State, value interface{}) Value {
 	case Value:
 		return value
 	case nil:
-		return Nil(1)
+		return nilValue
 	}
 	udata := &Object{data: value}
 	udata.meta = metaOf(state, udata)