diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 435455bfa..e9d4391f7 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -7200,8 +7200,8 @@ rcv:
 	/* we return a "res" object */
 	lua_newtable(L);
 
-	luaL_buffinit(L, &hlua_hc->b);
 	lua_pushstring(L, "body");
+	luaL_buffinit(L, &hlua_hc->b);
 
 	MAY_LJMP(hlua_yieldk(L, 0, 0, hlua_httpclient_rcv_yield, TICK_ETERNITY, 0));