diff --git a/lapi.c b/lapi.c
index 073baa4d..0e99abef 100644
--- a/lapi.c
+++ b/lapi.c
@@ -574,7 +574,10 @@ LUA_API void lua_pushcclosure (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction fn, int n) {
 
 LUA_API void lua_pushboolean (lua_State *L, int b) {
   lua_lock(L);
-  setbvalue(s2v(L->top), (b != 0));  /* ensure that true is 1 */
+  if (b)
+    setbtvalue(s2v(L->top));
+  else
+    setbfvalue(s2v(L->top));
   api_incr_top(L);
   lua_unlock(L);
 }
diff --git a/lcode.c b/lcode.c
index 4fc97e2b..72a8820b 100644
--- a/lcode.c
+++ b/lcode.c
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ int luaK_exp2const (FuncState *fs, const expdesc *e, TValue *v) {
   if (hasjumps(e))
     return 0;  /* not a constant */
   switch (e->k) {
-    case VFALSE: case VTRUE:
-      setbvalue(v, e->k == VTRUE);
+    case VFALSE:
+      setbfvalue(v);
+      return 1;
+    case VTRUE:
+      setbtvalue(v);
       return 1;
     case VNIL:
       setnilvalue(v);
@@ -604,11 +607,21 @@ static int luaK_numberK (FuncState *fs, lua_Number r) {
 
 
 /*
-** Add a boolean to list of constants and return its index.
+** Add a false to list of constants and return its index.
 */
-static int boolK (FuncState *fs, int b) {
+static int boolF (FuncState *fs) {
   TValue o;
-  setbvalue(&o, b);
+  setbfvalue(&o);
+  return addk(fs, &o, &o);  /* use boolean itself as key */
+}
+
+
+/*
+** Add a true to list of constants and return its index.
+*/
+static int boolT (FuncState *fs) {
+  TValue o;
+  setbtvalue(&o);
   return addk(fs, &o, &o);  /* use boolean itself as key */
 }
 
@@ -671,8 +684,11 @@ static void const2exp (TValue *v, expdesc *e) {
     case LUA_TNUMFLT:
       e->k = VKFLT; e->u.nval = fltvalue(v);
       break;
-    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-      e->k = bvalue(v) ? VTRUE : VFALSE;
+    case LUA_TFALSE:
+      e->k = VFALSE;
+      break;
+    case LUA_TTRUE:
+      e->k = VTRUE;
       break;
     case LUA_TNIL:
       e->k = VNIL;
@@ -801,8 +817,12 @@ static void discharge2reg (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e, int reg) {
       luaK_nil(fs, reg, 1);
       break;
     }
-    case VFALSE: case VTRUE: {
-      luaK_codeABC(fs, OP_LOADBOOL, reg, e->k == VTRUE, 0);
+    case VFALSE: {
+      luaK_codeABC(fs, OP_LOADFALSE, reg, 0, 0);
+      break;
+    }
+    case VTRUE: {
+      luaK_codeABC(fs, OP_LOADTRUE, reg, 0, 0);
       break;
     }
     case VKSTR: {
@@ -852,9 +872,9 @@ static void discharge2anyreg (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e) {
 }
 
 
-static int code_loadbool (FuncState *fs, int A, int b, int jump) {
+static int code_loadbool (FuncState *fs, int A, OpCode op, int jump) {
   luaK_getlabel(fs);  /* those instructions may be jump targets */
-  return luaK_codeABC(fs, OP_LOADBOOL, A, b, jump);
+  return luaK_codeABC(fs, op, A, jump, 0);
 }
 
 
@@ -888,8 +908,8 @@ static void exp2reg (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e, int reg) {
     int p_t = NO_JUMP;  /* position of an eventual LOAD true */
     if (need_value(fs, e->t) || need_value(fs, e->f)) {
       int fj = (e->k == VJMP) ? NO_JUMP : luaK_jump(fs);
-      p_f = code_loadbool(fs, reg, 0, 1);  /* load false and skip next i. */
-      p_t = code_loadbool(fs, reg, 1, 0);  /* load true */
+      p_f = code_loadbool(fs, reg, OP_LOADFALSE, 1);  /* skip next inst. */
+      p_t = code_loadbool(fs, reg, OP_LOADTRUE, 0);
       /* jump around these booleans if 'e' is not a test */
       luaK_patchtohere(fs, fj);
     }
@@ -963,8 +983,8 @@ static int luaK_exp2K (FuncState *fs, expdesc *e) {
   if (!hasjumps(e)) {
     int info;
     switch (e->k) {  /* move constants to 'k' */
-      case VTRUE: info = boolK(fs, 1); break;
-      case VFALSE: info = boolK(fs, 0); break;
+      case VTRUE: info = boolT(fs); break;
+      case VFALSE: info = boolF(fs); break;
       case VNIL: info = nilK(fs); break;
       case VKINT: info = luaK_intK(fs, e->u.ival); break;
       case VKFLT: info = luaK_numberK(fs, e->u.nval); break;
diff --git a/ldebug.c b/ldebug.c
index 6e16b0fb..c229f759 100644
--- a/ldebug.c
+++ b/ldebug.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void collectvalidlines (lua_State *L, Closure *f) {
     Table *t = luaH_new(L);  /* new table to store active lines */
     sethvalue2s(L, L->top, t);  /* push it on stack */
     api_incr_top(L);
-    setbvalue(&v, 1);  /* boolean 'true' to be the value of all indices */
+    setbtvalue(&v);  /* boolean 'true' to be the value of all indices */
     for (i = 0; i < p->sizelineinfo; i++) {  /* for all lines with code */
       currentline = nextline(p, currentline, i);
       luaH_setint(L, t, currentline, &v);  /* table[line] = true */
diff --git a/ldump.c b/ldump.c
index 9b501729..93cadbcc 100644
--- a/ldump.c
+++ b/ldump.c
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ static void DumpConstants (const Proto *f, DumpState *D) {
     const TValue *o = &f->k[i];
     DumpByte(ttypetag(o), D);
     switch (ttypetag(o)) {
-      case LUA_TNIL:
-        break;
-      case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-        DumpByte(bvalue(o), D);
+      case LUA_TNIL: case LUA_TFALSE: case LUA_TTRUE:
         break;
       case LUA_TNUMFLT:
         DumpNumber(fltvalue(o), D);
diff --git a/ljumptab.h b/ljumptab.h
index 37fe1e25..22e9575f 100644
--- a/ljumptab.h
+++ b/ljumptab.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ static void *disptab[NUM_OPCODES] = {
 &&L_OP_LOADF,
 &&L_OP_LOADK,
 &&L_OP_LOADKX,
-&&L_OP_LOADBOOL,
+&&L_OP_LOADFALSE,
+&&L_OP_LOADTRUE,
 &&L_OP_LOADNIL,
 &&L_OP_GETUPVAL,
 &&L_OP_SETUPVAL,
diff --git a/llex.c b/llex.c
index f88057fe..90a7951f 100644
--- a/llex.c
+++ b/llex.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ TString *luaX_newstring (LexState *ls, const char *str, size_t l) {
   if (isempty(o)) {  /* not in use yet? */
     /* boolean value does not need GC barrier;
        table is not a metatable, so it does not need to invalidate cache */
-    setbvalue(o, 1);  /* t[string] = true */
+    setbtvalue(o);  /* t[string] = true */
     luaC_checkGC(L);
   }
   else {  /* string already present */
diff --git a/lobject.h b/lobject.h
index 7d30b46f..a529ceba 100644
--- a/lobject.h
+++ b/lobject.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 typedef union Value {
   struct GCObject *gc;    /* collectable objects */
   void *p;         /* light userdata */
-  int b;           /* booleans */
   lua_CFunction f; /* light C functions */
   lua_Integer i;   /* integer numbers */
   lua_Number n;    /* float numbers */
@@ -210,16 +209,20 @@ typedef StackValue *StkId;
 ** ===================================================================
 */
 
-#define ttisboolean(o)		checktag((o), LUA_TBOOLEAN)
 
-#define bvalue(o)	check_exp(ttisboolean(o), val_(o).b)
+#define LUA_TFALSE	(LUA_TBOOLEAN | (1 << 4))
+#define LUA_TTRUE	(LUA_TBOOLEAN | (2 << 4))
 
-#define bvalueraw(v)	((v).b)
+#define ttisboolean(o)		checktype((o), LUA_TBOOLEAN)
+#define ttisfalse(o)		checktag((o), LUA_TFALSE)
+#define ttistrue(o)		checktag((o), LUA_TTRUE)
 
-#define l_isfalse(o)	(ttisboolean(o) ? bvalue(o) == 0 : ttisnil(o))
 
-#define setbvalue(obj,x) \
-  { TValue *io=(obj); val_(io).b=(x); settt_(io, LUA_TBOOLEAN); }
+#define l_isfalse(o)	(ttisfalse(o) || ttisnil(o))
+
+
+#define setbfvalue(obj)		settt_(obj, LUA_TFALSE)
+#define setbtvalue(obj)		settt_(obj, LUA_TTRUE)
 
 /* }================================================================== */
 
diff --git a/lopcodes.c b/lopcodes.c
index 90d4cd1a..f5347a3c 100644
--- a/lopcodes.c
+++ b/lopcodes.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ LUAI_DDEF const lu_byte luaP_opmodes[NUM_OPCODES] = {
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iAsBx)		/* OP_LOADF */
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABx)		/* OP_LOADK */
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABx)		/* OP_LOADKX */
- ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_LOADBOOL */
+ ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_LOADFALSE */
+ ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_LOADTRUE */
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_LOADNIL */
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, iABC)		/* OP_GETUPVAL */
  ,opmode(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, iABC)		/* OP_SETUPVAL */
diff --git a/lopcodes.h b/lopcodes.h
index aec9dcbc..f512f15a 100644
--- a/lopcodes.h
+++ b/lopcodes.h
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ OP_LOADI,/*	A sBx	R[A] := sBx					*/
 OP_LOADF,/*	A sBx	R[A] := (lua_Number)sBx				*/
 OP_LOADK,/*	A Bx	R[A] := K[Bx]					*/
 OP_LOADKX,/*	A 	R[A] := K[extra arg]				*/
-OP_LOADBOOL,/*	A B C	R[A] := (Bool)B; if (C) pc++			*/
+OP_LOADFALSE,/*	A B	R[A] := false; if (B) pc++			*/
+OP_LOADTRUE,/*	A	R[A] := true					*/
 OP_LOADNIL,/*	A B	R[A], R[A+1], ..., R[A+B] := nil		*/
 OP_GETUPVAL,/*	A B	R[A] := UpValue[B]				*/
 OP_SETUPVAL,/*	A B	UpValue[B] := R[A]				*/
diff --git a/lopnames.h b/lopnames.h
index de347301..a2097a74 100644
--- a/lopnames.h
+++ b/lopnames.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ static const char *const opnames[] = {
   "LOADF",
   "LOADK",
   "LOADKX",
-  "LOADBOOL",
+  "LOADFALSE",
+  "LOADTRUE",
   "LOADNIL",
   "GETUPVAL",
   "SETUPVAL",
diff --git a/ltable.c b/ltable.c
index cc3c3dd4..ebd45dda 100644
--- a/ltable.c
+++ b/ltable.c
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ static Node *mainposition (const Table *t, int ktt, const Value *kvl) {
       return hashstr(t, tsvalueraw(*kvl));
     case LUA_TLNGSTR:
       return hashpow2(t, luaS_hashlongstr(tsvalueraw(*kvl)));
-    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-      return hashboolean(t, bvalueraw(*kvl));
+    case LUA_TFALSE:
+      return hashboolean(t, 0);
+    case LUA_TTRUE:
+      return hashboolean(t, 1);
     case LUA_TLIGHTUSERDATA:
       return hashpointer(t, pvalueraw(*kvl));
     case LUA_TLCF:
@@ -175,14 +177,12 @@ static int equalkey (const TValue *k1, const Node *n2) {
   if (rawtt(k1) != keytt(n2))  /* not the same variants? */
    return 0;  /* cannot be same key */
   switch (ttypetag(k1)) {
-    case LUA_TNIL:
+    case LUA_TNIL: case LUA_TFALSE: case LUA_TTRUE:
       return 1;
     case LUA_TNUMINT:
       return (ivalue(k1) == keyival(n2));
     case LUA_TNUMFLT:
       return luai_numeq(fltvalue(k1), fltvalueraw(keyval(n2)));
-    case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-      return bvalue(k1) == bvalueraw(keyval(n2));
     case LUA_TLIGHTUSERDATA:
       return pvalue(k1) == pvalueraw(keyval(n2));
     case LUA_TLCF:
diff --git a/lundump.c b/lundump.c
index 8f2a490c..45e0b637 100644
--- a/lundump.c
+++ b/lundump.c
@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ static void LoadConstants (LoadState *S, Proto *f) {
       case LUA_TNIL:
         setnilvalue(o);
         break;
-      case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-        setbvalue(o, LoadByte(S));
+      case LUA_TFALSE:
+        setbfvalue(o);
+        break;
+      case LUA_TTRUE:
+        setbtvalue(o);
         break;
       case LUA_TNUMFLT:
         setfltvalue(o, LoadNumber(S));
diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
index 78c0ebe7..656def81 100644
--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -577,10 +577,9 @@ int luaV_equalobj (lua_State *L, const TValue *t1, const TValue *t2) {
   }
   /* values have same type and same variant */
   switch (ttypetag(t1)) {
-    case LUA_TNIL: return 1;
+    case LUA_TNIL: case LUA_TFALSE: case LUA_TTRUE: return 1;
     case LUA_TNUMINT: return (ivalue(t1) == ivalue(t2));
     case LUA_TNUMFLT: return luai_numeq(fltvalue(t1), fltvalue(t2));
-    case LUA_TBOOLEAN: return bvalue(t1) == bvalue(t2);  /* true must be 1! */
     case LUA_TLIGHTUSERDATA: return pvalue(t1) == pvalue(t2);
     case LUA_TLCF: return fvalue(t1) == fvalue(t2);
     case LUA_TSHRSTR: return eqshrstr(tsvalue(t1), tsvalue(t2));
@@ -1182,9 +1181,13 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
         setobj2s(L, ra, rb);
         vmbreak;
       }
-      vmcase(OP_LOADBOOL) {
-        setbvalue(s2v(ra), GETARG_B(i));
-        if (GETARG_C(i)) pc++;  /* skip next instruction (if C) */
+      vmcase(OP_LOADFALSE) {
+        setbfvalue(s2v(ra));
+        if (GETARG_B(i)) pc++;  /* if B, skip next instruction */
+        vmbreak;
+      }
+      vmcase(OP_LOADTRUE) {
+        setbtvalue(s2v(ra));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LOADNIL) {
@@ -1503,8 +1506,10 @@ void luaV_execute (lua_State *L, CallInfo *ci) {
       }
       vmcase(OP_NOT) {
         TValue *rb = vRB(i);
-        int nrb = l_isfalse(rb);  /* next assignment may change this value */
-        setbvalue(s2v(ra), nrb);
+        if (l_isfalse(rb))
+          setbtvalue(s2v(ra));
+        else
+          setbfvalue(s2v(ra));
         vmbreak;
       }
       vmcase(OP_LEN) {
diff --git a/testes/code.lua b/testes/code.lua
index e12f3f91..34b04668 100644
--- a/testes/code.lua
+++ b/testes/code.lua
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ check(function (a,b,c,d) return a..b..c..d end,
   'MOVE', 'MOVE', 'MOVE', 'MOVE', 'CONCAT', 'RETURN1')
 
 -- not
-check(function () return not not nil end, 'LOADBOOL', 'RETURN1')
-check(function () return not not kFalse end, 'LOADBOOL', 'RETURN1')
-check(function () return not not true end, 'LOADBOOL', 'RETURN1')
-check(function () return not not k3 end, 'LOADBOOL', 'RETURN1')
+check(function () return not not nil end, 'LOADFALSE', 'RETURN1')
+check(function () return not not kFalse end, 'LOADFALSE', 'RETURN1')
+check(function () return not not true end, 'LOADTRUE', 'RETURN1')
+check(function () return not not k3 end, 'LOADTRUE', 'RETURN1')
 
 -- direct access to locals
 check(function ()
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ check(function ()
   local a,b
   a[kTrue] = false
 end,
-  'LOADNIL', 'LOADBOOL', 'SETTABLE', 'RETURN0')
+  'LOADNIL', 'LOADTRUE', 'SETTABLE', 'RETURN0')
 
 
 -- equalities