diff --git a/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
index c766bf493e..5becef74e5 100644
--- a/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ if(WINDOWS)
     target_compile_definitions(${ENGINEX_LUA_LIB} PUBLIC _USRLUASTATIC)
 endif()
 
-target_compile_definitions(${ENGINEX_LUA_LIB} 
-    PUBLIC LUA_COMPAT_MODULE
-)
-
 set_target_properties(${ENGINEX_LUA_LIB}
                       PROPERTIES
                       ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib"
diff --git a/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/manual/CCLuaStack.cpp b/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/manual/CCLuaStack.cpp
index d8ffc0299d..2e97cf769f 100644
--- a/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/manual/CCLuaStack.cpp
+++ b/extensions/scripting/lua-bindings/manual/CCLuaStack.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ namespace {
             size_t sz;
             s = lua_tolstring(L, -1, &sz);  /* get result */
             if (s == NULL)
-                return luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("tostring") " must return a string to "
-                    LUA_QL("print"));
+                return luaL_error(L, "'tostring' must return a string to 'print'");
             if (i>1) out->append("\t");
             out->append(s, sz);
             lua_pop(L, 1);  /* pop result */
@@ -188,11 +187,17 @@ void LuaStack::addSearchPath(const char* path)
 void LuaStack::addLuaLoader(lua_CFunction func)
 {
     if (!func) return;
+    
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 504 || (LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502 && !defined(LUA_COMPAT_LOADERS))
+    const char* realname = "searchers";
+#else
+    const char* realname = "loaders";
+#endif
 
     // stack content after the invoking of the function
     // get loader table
     lua_getglobal(_state, "package");                                  /* L: package */
-    lua_getfield(_state, -1, "loaders");                               /* L: package, loaders */
+    lua_getfield(_state, -1, realname);                               /* L: package, loaders */
 
     // insert loader into index 2
     lua_pushcfunction(_state, func);                                   /* L: package, loaders, func */
@@ -205,7 +210,7 @@ void LuaStack::addLuaLoader(lua_CFunction func)
     lua_rawseti(_state, -2, 2);                                        /* L: package, loaders */
 
     // set loaders into package
-    lua_setfield(_state, -2, "loaders");                               /* L: package */
+    lua_setfield(_state, -2, realname);                               /* L: package */
 
     lua_pop(_state, 1);
 }