diff --git a/src/test/res/calls-expected.out b/src/test/res/calls-expected.out
index efcced8d..00e6f2ba 100644
--- a/src/test/res/calls-expected.out
+++ b/src/test/res/calls-expected.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-15
-15
+120
+120
 1.2246467991473532E-16
 1.2246467991473532E-16
diff --git a/src/test/res/calls.lua b/src/test/res/calls.lua
index f9d8aa2f..236ad84a 100644
--- a/src/test/res/calls.lua
+++ b/src/test/res/calls.lua
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ local function f(x)
 end
 
 local function factorial(i)
-	local function helper(sum, n)
+	local function helper(product, n)
 		if n <= 0 then
-			return sum
+			return product
 		else
 			-- tail call to a nested Lua function
-			return helper(n + sum, n - 1)
+			return helper(n * product, n - 1)
 		end
 	end
-	return helper(0, i)
+	return helper(1, i)
 end
 
 local result1 = factorial(5)
diff --git a/src/test/res/calls.luac b/src/test/res/calls.luac
index 4cad7222..5048e1d1 100644
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