diff --git a/luabind/object.hpp b/luabind/object.hpp
index ee4f96ed..08bfafe2 100644
--- a/luabind/object.hpp
+++ b/luabind/object.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 # define LUA_OPEQ lua_equal
 # define LUA_OPLT lua_lessthan
 # define lua_rawlen lua_objlen
+# define lua_pushglobaltable(L) lua_pushvalue(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX)
 #endif
 
 namespace luabind {
@@ -1212,11 +1213,7 @@ inline object newtable(lua_State* interpreter)
 // this could be optimized by returning a proxy
 inline object globals(lua_State* interpreter)
 {
-#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
-    lua_rawgeti(interpreter, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS);
-#else
-    lua_pushvalue(interpreter, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
-#endif
+    lua_pushglobaltable(interpreter);
     detail::stack_pop pop(interpreter, 1);
     return object(from_stack(interpreter, -1));
 }
@@ -1420,6 +1417,7 @@ object property(GetValueWrapper const& get, SetValueWrapper const& set)
 # undef LUA_OPEQ
 # undef LUA_OPLT
 # undef lua_rawlen
+# undef lua_pushglobaltable
 #endif
 
 #endif // LUABIND_OBJECT_050419_HPP
diff --git a/src/scope.cpp b/src/scope.cpp
index 24a94c97..8b0ed9e7 100755
--- a/src/scope.cpp
+++ b/src/scope.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include <luabind/detail/stack_utils.hpp>
 #include <cassert>
 
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM < 502
+# define lua_pushglobaltable(L) lua_pushvalue(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX)
+#endif
+
 namespace luabind { namespace detail {
 
     registration::registration()
@@ -149,11 +153,7 @@ namespace luabind {
         }
         else
         {
-#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
-            lua_rawgeti(m_state, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS);
-#else
-            lua_pushvalue(m_state, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
-#endif
+            lua_pushglobaltable(m_state);
         }
 
         lua_pop_stack guard(m_state);