diff --git a/src/lj_carith.c b/src/lj_carith.c
index 1b1786a6..53257e18 100644
--- a/src/lj_carith.c
+++ b/src/lj_carith.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int carith_checkarg(lua_State *L, CTState *cts, CDArith *ca)
       TValue *o2 = i == 0 ? o+1 : o-1;
       CType *ct = ctype_raw(cts, cdataV(o2)->ctypeid);
       ca->ct[i] = NULL;
-      ca->p[i] = NULL;
+      ca->p[i] = (uint8_t *)strVdata(o);
       ok = 0;
       if (ctype_isenum(ct->info)) {
 	CTSize ofs;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int carith_checkarg(lua_State *L, CTState *cts, CDArith *ca)
 	  ok = 1;
 	} else {
 	  ca->ct[1-i] = ct;  /* Use enum to improve error message. */
-	  ca->p[1-i] = (void *)(intptr_t)1;  /* To make it unequal. */
+	  ca->p[1-i] = NULL;
 	  break;
 	}
       }
diff --git a/src/lj_crecord.c b/src/lj_crecord.c
index 29733567..83dd28da 100644
--- a/src/lj_crecord.c
+++ b/src/lj_crecord.c
@@ -1453,7 +1453,9 @@ void LJ_FASTCALL recff_cdata_arith(jit_State *J, RecordFFData *rd)
 	  ct = ctype_child(cts, cct);
 	  tr = lj_ir_kint(J, (int32_t)ofs);
 	}  /* else: interpreter will throw. */
-      }  /* else: interpreter will throw. */
+      } else {
+	tr = emitir(IRT(IR_ADD, IRT_PTR), tr, lj_ir_kintp(J, sizeof(GCstr)));
+      }
     } else if (!tref_isnum(tr)) {
       tr = 0;
     }