diff --git a/modules/misc/lua/libs/gettext.c b/modules/misc/lua/libs/gettext.c
index f51f83050e520056eb71cb17eb4c5ba392131c59..6824022b127f500b18841d69a452c92b37baf752 100644
--- a/modules/misc/lua/libs/gettext.c
+++ b/modules/misc/lua/libs/gettext.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int vlclua_gettext( lua_State *L )
 
 static int vlclua_gettext_noop( lua_State *L )
 {
-    (void)L;
+    lua_settop( L, 1 );
     return 1;
 }