diff --git a/iwinfo_lua.c b/iwinfo_lua.c
index 65fff2b..bd3b203 100644
--- a/iwinfo_lua.c
+++ b/iwinfo_lua.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg R_common[] = {
 
 
 LUALIB_API int luaopen_iwinfo(lua_State *L) {
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, IWINFO_META);
 	luaL_setfuncs(L, R_common, 0);
 
 #ifdef USE_WL