diff --git a/src/lj_record.c b/src/lj_record.c
index faf496f5..3d146cf1 100644
--- a/src/lj_record.c
+++ b/src/lj_record.c
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ void lj_record_ret(jit_State *J, BCReg rbase, ptrdiff_t gotresults)
     ptrdiff_t nresults = bc_b(callins) ? (ptrdiff_t)bc_b(callins)-1 :gotresults;
     BCReg cbase = bc_a(callins);
     GCproto *pt = funcproto(frame_func(frame - (cbase+1)));
+    if ((pt->flags & PROTO_NOJIT))
+      lj_trace_err(J, LJ_TRERR_CJITOFF);
     if (J->framedepth == 0 && J->pt && frame == J->L->base - 1) {
       if (check_downrec_unroll(J, pt)) {
 	J->maxslot = (BCReg)(rbase + gotresults);
diff --git a/src/lj_traceerr.h b/src/lj_traceerr.h
index 2ef4ad63..8f463ca6 100644
--- a/src/lj_traceerr.h
+++ b/src/lj_traceerr.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ TREDEF(LUNROLL,	"loop unroll limit reached")
 
 /* Recording calls/returns. */
 TREDEF(BADTYPE,	"bad argument type")
-TREDEF(CJITOFF,	"call to JIT-disabled function")
+TREDEF(CJITOFF,	"JIT compilation disabled for function")
 TREDEF(CUNROLL,	"call unroll limit reached")
 TREDEF(DOWNREC,	"down-recursion, restarting")
 TREDEF(NYICF,	"NYI: C function %p")