diff --git a/llex.c b/llex.c
index 59d927d4..54e7f343 100644
--- a/llex.c
+++ b/llex.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ void luaX_setinput (lua_State *L, LexState *ls, ZIO *z, TString *source,
   ls->lastline = 1;
   ls->source = source;
   ls->envn = luaS_newliteral(L, LUA_ENV);  /* get env name */
+  ls->brkn = luaS_newliteral(L, "break");  /* get "break" name */
+  /* "break" cannot be collected, as it is a reserved word" */
+  lua_assert(isreserved(ls->brkn));
   luaZ_resizebuffer(ls->L, ls->buff, LUA_MINBUFFER);  /* initialize buffer */
 }
 
diff --git a/llex.h b/llex.h
index 078e4d31..0dba9d60 100644
--- a/llex.h
+++ b/llex.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ typedef struct LexState {
   struct Dyndata *dyd;  /* dynamic structures used by the parser */
   TString *source;  /* current source name */
   TString *envn;  /* environment variable name */
+  TString *brkn;  /* "break" name (used as a label) */
 } LexState;
 
 
diff --git a/lparser.c b/lparser.c
index 27c8a927..29022bfd 100644
--- a/lparser.c
+++ b/lparser.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static void enterblock (FuncState *fs, BlockCnt *bl, lu_byte isloop) {
 */
 static l_noret undefgoto (LexState *ls, Labeldesc *gt) {
   /* breaks are checked when created, cannot be undefined */
-  lua_assert(!eqstr(gt->name, luaS_newliteral(ls->L, "break")));
+  lua_assert(!eqstr(gt->name, ls->brkn));
   luaK_semerror(ls, "no visible label '%s' for <goto> at line %d",
                     getstr(gt->name), gt->line);
 }
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void leaveblock (FuncState *fs) {
   removevars(fs, bl->nactvar);  /* remove block locals */
   lua_assert(bl->nactvar == fs->nactvar);  /* back to level on entry */
   if (bl->isloop == 2)  /* has to fix pending breaks? */
-    createlabel(ls, luaS_newliteral(ls->L, "break"), 0, 0);
+    createlabel(ls, ls->brkn, 0, 0);
   solvegotos(fs, bl);
   if (bl->previous == NULL) {  /* was it the last block? */
     if (bl->firstgoto < ls->dyd->gt.n)  /* still pending gotos? */
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ static void breakstat (LexState *ls, int line) {
  ok:
   bl->isloop = 2;  /* signal that block has pending breaks */
   luaX_next(ls);  /* skip break */
-  newgotoentry(ls, luaS_newliteral(ls->L, "break"), line);
+  newgotoentry(ls, ls->brkn, line);
 }