diff --git a/src/lj_state.c b/src/lj_state.c
index f91f2c41dd..e612693fce 100644
--- a/src/lj_state.c
+++ b/src/lj_state.c
@@ -216,10 +216,9 @@ LUA_API lua_State *lua_newstate(lua_Alloc f, void *ud)
   J->sizesnapmap = sizeof(SnapEntry)*65536;
   J->snapbuf = (SnapShot *)lj_mem_new(L, J->sizesnap);
   J->snapmapbuf = (SnapEntry *)lj_mem_new(L, J->sizesnapmap);
-  IRIns *irbufmem = (IRIns *)lj_mem_new(L, sizeof(IRIns)*65536);
-  if (irbufmem == NULL || J->snapbuf == NULL || J->snapmapbuf == NULL)
+  J->irbuf = (IRIns *)lj_mem_new(L, sizeof(IRIns)*65536);
+  if (J->irbuf == NULL || J->snapbuf == NULL || J->snapmapbuf == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  J->irbuf = irbufmem + REF_BIAS;
   lj_dispatch_init((GG_State *)L);
   L->status = LUA_ERRERR+1;  /* Avoid touching the stack upon memory error. */
   if (lj_vm_cpcall(L, NULL, NULL, cpluaopen) != 0) {