diff --git a/src/deh_lua.c b/src/deh_lua.c
index 0bd906c13..1f6a0659c 100644
--- a/src/deh_lua.c
+++ b/src/deh_lua.c
@@ -590,11 +590,12 @@ void LUA_UpdateSprName(const char *name, lua_Integer value)
 
 	if (!lua_isnil(gL, -1))
 	{
-		lua_pop(gL, 1);
 		lua_pushstring(gL, name);
 		lua_pushinteger(gL, value);
 		lua_rawset(gL, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
 	}
+
+	lua_pop(gL, 1); // pop the rawget result
 }
 
 int LUA_EnumLib(lua_State *L)