diff --git a/sol/reference.hpp b/sol/reference.hpp
index 2d26c9c3..4f517ebf 100644
--- a/sol/reference.hpp
+++ b/sol/reference.hpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace sol {
 		const void* pointer() const noexcept {
 			int si = push();
 			const void* vp = lua_topointer(lua_state(), -si);
-			pop();
+			lua_pop(this->lua_state(), si);
 			return vp;
 		}