diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
index c2ca7e19c5..c3cdeae304 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ bool SQVM::StartCall(SQClosure *closure,SQInteger target,SQInteger args,SQIntege
 		SQInteger ndef = func->_ndefaultparams;
 		if(ndef && nargs < paramssize) {
 			SQInteger diff = paramssize - nargs;
+			if (diff > ndef) {
+				Raise_Error(_SC("wrong number of parameters"));
+				return false;
+			}
 			for(SQInteger n = ndef - diff; n < ndef; n++) {
 				_stack._vals[stackbase + (nargs++)] = closure->_defaultparams[n];
 			}