diff --git a/src/lj_trace.c b/src/lj_trace.c
index a5e316e1..f384cbdb 100644
--- a/src/lj_trace.c
+++ b/src/lj_trace.c
@@ -905,8 +905,10 @@ int LJ_FASTCALL lj_trace_exit(jit_State *J, void *exptr)
   exd.J = J;
   exd.exptr = exptr;
   errcode = lj_vm_cpcall(L, NULL, &exd, trace_exit_cp);
-  if (errcode)
+  if (errcode) {
+    setcframe_pc(cframe_raw(L->cframe), L);  /* Point to any valid memory. */
     return -errcode;  /* Return negated error code. */
+  }
 
   if (exitcode) copyTV(L, L->top++, &exiterr);  /* Anchor the error object. */