diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e8a2f8..c4c5db9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ include_directories (${libssl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 link_directories (${libssl_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
 # FIXME: other Lua versions may be acceptable, don't know yet
-pkg_search_module (lua lua5.3 lua-5.3 lua>=5.3)
+pkg_search_module (lua lua53 lua5.3 lua-5.3 lua>=5.3)
 option (WITH_LUA "Enable experimental support for Lua plugins" ${lua_FOUND})
 
 if (WITH_LUA)