diff --git a/lapi.c b/lapi.c
index 631cf44e..01abfc15 100644
--- a/lapi.c
+++ b/lapi.c
@@ -1023,9 +1023,6 @@ LUA_API int lua_setiuservalue (lua_State *L, int idx, int n) {
 */
 
 
-#define MAXRESULTS	250
-
-
 #define checkresults(L,na,nr) \
      (api_check(L, (nr) == LUA_MULTRET \
                || (L->ci->top.p - L->top.p >= (nr) - (na)), \
diff --git a/ldo.c b/ldo.c
index e75a79ab..72a1e306 100644
--- a/ldo.c
+++ b/ldo.c
@@ -564,12 +564,12 @@ void luaD_poscall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, int nres) {
 #define next_ci(L)  (L->ci->next ? L->ci->next : luaE_extendCI(L))
 
 
-l_sinline CallInfo *prepCallInfo (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults,
-                                                l_uint32 mask, StkId top) {
+l_sinline CallInfo *prepCallInfo (lua_State *L, StkId func, unsigned status,
+                                                StkId top) {
   CallInfo *ci = L->ci = next_ci(L);  /* new frame */
   ci->func.p = func;
-  lua_assert(((nresults + 1) & ~CIST_NRESULTS) == 0);
-  ci->callstatus = mask | cast(l_uint32, nresults + 1);
+  lua_assert((status & ~(CIST_NRESULTS | CIST_C)) == 0);
+  ci->callstatus = status;
   ci->top.p = top;
   return ci;
 }
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ l_sinline CallInfo *prepCallInfo (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults,
 /*
 ** precall for C functions
 */
-l_sinline int precallC (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults,
+l_sinline int precallC (lua_State *L, StkId func, unsigned status,
                                             lua_CFunction f) {
   int n;  /* number of returns */
   CallInfo *ci;
   checkstackp(L, LUA_MINSTACK, func);  /* ensure minimum stack size */
-  L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, nresults, CIST_C,
+  L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, status | CIST_C,
                                L->top.p + LUA_MINSTACK);
   lua_assert(ci->top.p <= L->stack_last.p);
   if (l_unlikely(L->hookmask & LUA_MASKCALL)) {
@@ -610,9 +610,9 @@ int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,
  retry:
   switch (ttypetag(s2v(func))) {
     case LUA_VCCL:  /* C closure */
-      return precallC(L, func, LUA_MULTRET, clCvalue(s2v(func))->f);
+      return precallC(L, func, LUA_MULTRET + 1, clCvalue(s2v(func))->f);
     case LUA_VLCF:  /* light C function */
-      return precallC(L, func, LUA_MULTRET, fvalue(s2v(func)));
+      return precallC(L, func, LUA_MULTRET + 1, fvalue(s2v(func)));
     case LUA_VLCL: {  /* Lua function */
       Proto *p = clLvalue(s2v(func))->p;
       int fsize = p->maxstacksize;  /* frame size */
@@ -651,13 +651,15 @@ int luaD_pretailcall (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci, StkId func,
 ** original function position.
 */
 CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
+  unsigned status = cast_uint(nresults + 1);
+  lua_assert(status <= MAXRESULTS + 1);
  retry:
   switch (ttypetag(s2v(func))) {
     case LUA_VCCL:  /* C closure */
-      precallC(L, func, nresults, clCvalue(s2v(func))->f);
+      precallC(L, func, status, clCvalue(s2v(func))->f);
       return NULL;
     case LUA_VLCF:  /* light C function */
-      precallC(L, func, nresults, fvalue(s2v(func)));
+      precallC(L, func, status, fvalue(s2v(func)));
       return NULL;
     case LUA_VLCL: {  /* Lua function */
       CallInfo *ci;
@@ -666,7 +668,7 @@ CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
       int nfixparams = p->numparams;
       int fsize = p->maxstacksize;  /* frame size */
       checkstackp(L, fsize, func);
-      L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, nresults, 0, func + 1 + fsize);
+      L->ci = ci = prepCallInfo(L, func, status, func + 1 + fsize);
       ci->u.l.savedpc = p->code;  /* starting point */
       for (; narg < nfixparams; narg++)
         setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* complete missing arguments */
@@ -675,7 +677,6 @@ CallInfo *luaD_precall (lua_State *L, StkId func, int nresults) {
     }
     default: {  /* not a function */
       func = tryfuncTM(L, func);  /* try to get '__call' metamethod */
-      /* return luaD_precall(L, func, nresults); */
       goto retry;  /* try again with metamethod */
     }
   }
diff --git a/lstate.h b/lstate.h
index d1bc0542..ab567213 100644
--- a/lstate.h
+++ b/lstate.h
@@ -209,34 +209,41 @@ struct CallInfo {
 };
 
 
+/*
+** Maximum expected number of results from a function
+** (must fit in CIST_NRESULTS).
+*/
+#define MAXRESULTS	250
+
+
 /*
 ** Bits in CallInfo status
 */
 /* bits 0-7 are the expected number of results from this function + 1 */
-#define CIST_NRESULTS	0xff
+#define CIST_NRESULTS	0xffu
+/* Bits 8-10 are used for CIST_RECST (see below) */
+#define CIST_RECST	8  /* the offset, not the mask */
 /* original value of 'allowhook' */
-#define CIST_OAH	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 8)
+#define CIST_OAH	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 11)
 /* call is running a C function */
-#define CIST_C		(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 9)
+#define CIST_C		(CIST_OAH << 1)
 /* call is on a fresh "luaV_execute" frame */
-#define CIST_FRESH	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 10)
+#define CIST_FRESH	(CIST_C << 1)
 /* call is running a debug hook */
-#define CIST_HOOKED	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 11)
+#define CIST_HOOKED	(CIST_FRESH << 1)
 /* doing a yieldable protected call */
-#define CIST_YPCALL	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 12)
+#define CIST_YPCALL	(CIST_HOOKED << 1)
 /* call was tail called */
-#define CIST_TAIL	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 13)
+#define CIST_TAIL	(CIST_YPCALL << 1)
 /* last hook called yielded */
-#define CIST_HOOKYIELD	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 14)
+#define CIST_HOOKYIELD	(CIST_TAIL << 1)
 /* function "called" a finalizer */
-#define CIST_FIN	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 15)
+#define CIST_FIN	(CIST_HOOKYIELD << 1)
  /* function is closing tbc variables */
-#define CIST_CLSRET	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 16)
-/* Bits 17-19 are used for CIST_RECST (see below) */
-#define CIST_RECST	17  /* the offset, not the mask */
+#define CIST_CLSRET	(CIST_FIN << 1)
 #if defined(LUA_COMPAT_LT_LE)
 /* using __lt for __le */
-#define CIST_LEQ	(cast(l_uint32, 1) << 20)
+#define CIST_LEQ	(CIST_CLSRET << 1)
 #endif