diff --git a/src/luv.c b/src/luv.c
index 9d602c46..7ae7e861 100644
--- a/src/luv.c
+++ b/src/luv.c
@@ -715,9 +715,11 @@ LUALIB_API int luv_cfpcall(lua_State* L, int nargs, int nresult, int flags) {
   case LUA_OK:
     break;
   case LUA_ERRMEM:
-    if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOERRMSG) == 0)
+    if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOERRMSG) == 0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "System Error: %s\n",
               luaL_tolstring(L, lua_absindex(L, -1), NULL));
+      lua_pop(L, 1); // Remove error string pushed by luaL_tolstring()
+    }
     if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOEXIT) == 0)
       exit(-1);
     lua_pop(L, 1);
@@ -726,9 +728,11 @@ LUALIB_API int luv_cfpcall(lua_State* L, int nargs, int nresult, int flags) {
   case LUA_ERRRUN:
   case LUA_ERRERR:
   default:
-    if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOERRMSG) == 0)
+    if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOERRMSG) == 0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Uncaught Error: %s\n",
               luaL_tolstring(L, lua_absindex(L, -1), NULL));
+      lua_pop(L, 1); // Remove error string pushed by luaL_tolstring()
+    }
     if ((flags & LUVF_CALLBACK_NOEXIT) == 0)
       exit(-1);
     lua_pop(L, 1);