diff --git a/src/lj_asm.c b/src/lj_asm.c
index a8cb3dd0..bff6c9bc 100644
--- a/src/lj_asm.c
+++ b/src/lj_asm.c
@@ -3045,8 +3045,8 @@ static void asm_tail_sync(ASMState *as)
 	}
 	emit_movmroi(as, RID_BASE, ofs+4, irt_toitype(ir->t));
       }
-    } else if (s > secondbase) {
-      emit_movmroi(as, RID_BASE, ofs+4, LJ_TNIL);
+    } else {
+      lua_assert(!(s > secondbase));
     }
     checkmclim(as);
   }
diff --git a/src/lj_record.c b/src/lj_record.c
index 329cbdc5..6af25ccb 100644
--- a/src/lj_record.c
+++ b/src/lj_record.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static BCReg rec_mm_prep(jit_State *J, ASMFunction cont)
 #endif
   J->base[top] = emitir(IRTG(IR_FRAME, IRT_PTR), trcont, trcont);
   for (s = J->maxslot; s < top; s++)
-    J->base[s] = 0;
+    J->base[s] = TREF_NIL;
   return top+1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lj_snap.c b/src/lj_snap.c
index c2aff3db..f262e1c9 100644
--- a/src/lj_snap.c
+++ b/src/lj_snap.c
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ void lj_snap_restore(jit_State *J, void *exptr)
 	  }
 	}
       }
-    } else if (newbase) {
-      setnilV(o);  /* Clear unreferenced slots of newly added frames. */
+    } else {
+      lua_assert(!newbase);
     }
   }
   if (newbase) L->base = newbase;