diff --git a/src/common/runtime.h b/src/common/runtime.h
index 747c38e86..6c35e84b9 100644
--- a/src/common/runtime.h
+++ b/src/common/runtime.h
@@ -202,6 +202,21 @@ inline float luax_checkfloat(lua_State *L, int idx)
 	return static_cast<float>(luaL_checknumber(L, idx));
 }
 
+inline int luax_toint(lua_State *L, int idx)
+{
+	return (int)lua_tointeger(L, idx);
+}
+
+inline int luax_checkint(lua_State *L, int idx)
+{
+	return (int)luaL_checkinteger(L, idx);
+}
+
+inline int luax_optint(lua_State *L, int idx, int def)
+{
+	return (int)luaL_optinteger(L, idx, (lua_Integer)def);
+}
+
 inline lua_Number luax_checknumberclamped(lua_State *L, int idx, double minv, double maxv)
 {
 	return std::min(std::max(luaL_checknumber(L, idx), minv), maxv);
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Graphics.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Graphics.cpp
index 34959cdab..d20d50488 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Graphics.cpp
@@ -1301,22 +1301,22 @@ int w_newTextureView(lua_State *L)
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 2, "mipmapstart");
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		settings.mipmapStart.set(luaL_checkint(L, -1) - 1);
+		settings.mipmapStart.set(luax_checkint(L, -1) - 1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 2, "mipmapcount");
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		settings.mipmapCount.set(luaL_checkint(L, -1));
+		settings.mipmapCount.set(luax_checkint(L, -1));
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 2, "layerstart");
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		settings.layerStart.set(luaL_checkint(L, -1) - 1);
+		settings.layerStart.set(luax_checkint(L, -1) - 1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 2, "layers");
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		settings.layerCount.set(luaL_checkint(L, -1));
+		settings.layerCount.set(luax_checkint(L, -1));
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, 2, "debugname");
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ static Buffer::DataDeclaration luax_checkdatadeclaration(lua_State* L, int forma
 		luaL_argerror(L, formattableidx, str.c_str());
 	}
 	else if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		decl.bindingLocation = luaL_checkint(L, -1);
+		decl.bindingLocation = luax_checkint(L, -1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	return decl;
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ static Mesh::BufferAttribute luax_checkbufferattributetable(lua_State *L, int id
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, idx, "location");
-	attrib.bindingLocation = luaL_checkint(L, -1);
+	attrib.bindingLocation = luax_checkint(L, -1);
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
 
 	lua_getfield(L, idx, "name");
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ static Mesh::BufferAttribute luax_checkbufferattributetable(lua_State *L, int id
 
 	lua_getfield(L, idx, "locationinbuffer");
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, -1))
-		attrib.bindingLocationInBuffer = luaL_checkint(L, -1);
+		attrib.bindingLocationInBuffer = luax_checkint(L, -1);
 	else
 		attrib.bindingLocationInBuffer = attrib.bindingLocation;
 	lua_pop(L, 1);
diff --git a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Mesh.cpp b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Mesh.cpp
index 0cc96d29b..6bab4b45d 100644
--- a/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/graphics/wrap_Mesh.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int w_Mesh_setAttributeEnabled(lua_State *L)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		int location = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+		int location = luax_checkint(L, 2);
 		luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ t->setAttributeEnabled(location, enable); });
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int w_Mesh_isAttributeEnabled(lua_State *L)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		int location = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+		int location = luax_checkint(L, 2);
 		luax_catchexcept(L, [&](){ enabled = t->isAttributeEnabled(location); });
 	}
 	lua_pushboolean(L, enabled);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int w_Mesh_attachAttribute(lua_State *L)
 	if (lua_type(L, 2) == LUA_TSTRING)
 		name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
 	else
-		location = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+		location = luax_checkint(L, 2);
 
 	Buffer *buffer = nullptr;
 	Mesh *mesh = nullptr;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int w_Mesh_attachAttribute(lua_State *L)
 	if (name != nullptr)
 		attachname = luaL_optstring(L, 5, name);
 	else
-		attachlocation = luaL_optint(L, 5, location);
+		attachlocation = luax_optint(L, 5, location);
 
 	int startindex = (int) luaL_optinteger(L, 6, 1) - 1;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp b/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
index 7b04e7c1d..23af4c0de 100644
--- a/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/image/wrap_ImageData.cpp
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ int w_ImageData_mapPixel(lua_State *L)
 	ImageData *t = luax_checkimagedata(L, 1);
 	luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TFUNCTION);
 
-	int sx = luaL_optint(L, 3, 0);
-	int sy = luaL_optint(L, 4, 0);
-	int w  = luaL_optint(L, 5, t->getWidth());
-	int h  = luaL_optint(L, 6, t->getHeight());
+	int sx = luax_optint(L, 3, 0);
+	int sy = luax_optint(L, 4, 0);
+	int w  = luax_optint(L, 5, t->getWidth());
+	int h  = luax_optint(L, 6, t->getHeight());
 
 	if (!(t->inside(sx, sy) && t->inside(sx+w-1, sy+h-1)))
 		return luaL_error(L, "Invalid rectangle dimensions.");