diff --git a/src/ltn12.lua b/src/ltn12.lua
index f1e05e1..4cb17f5 100644
--- a/src/ltn12.lua
+++ b/src/ltn12.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ local string = require("string")
 local table = require("table")
 local unpack = unpack or table.unpack
 local base = _G
+local select = select
+
 local _M = {}
 if module then -- heuristic for exporting a global package table
     ltn12 = _M  -- luacheck: ignore
@@ -22,8 +24,6 @@ _M.source = source
 _M.sink = sink
 _M.pump = pump
 
-local unpack = unpack or table.unpack
-
 -- 2048 seems to be better in windows...
 _M.BLOCKSIZE = 2048
 _M._VERSION = "LTN12 1.0.3"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
 -- (thanks to Wim Couwenberg)
 function filter.chain(...)
     local arg = {...}
-    local n = base.select('#',...)
+    local n = select('#',...)
     local top, index = 1, 1
     local retry = ""
     return function(chunk)