diff --git a/src/lj_debug.c b/src/lj_debug.c
index a639cddf..f3409649 100644
--- a/src/lj_debug.c
+++ b/src/lj_debug.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static BCPos debug_framepc(lua_State *L, GCfunc *fn, cTValue *nextframe)
   pt = funcproto(fn);
   pos = proto_bcpos(pt, ins) - 1;
 #if LJ_HASJIT
+  if (pos == NO_BCPOS) return 1;  /* Pretend it's the first bytecode. */
   if (pos > pt->sizebc) {  /* Undo the effects of lj_trace_exit for JLOOP. */
     if (bc_isret(bc_op(ins[-1]))) {
       GCtrace *T = (GCtrace *)((char *)(ins-1) - offsetof(GCtrace, startins));