diff --git PKGBUILD PKGBUILD
index c1528da..9be8a53 100644
--- PKGBUILD
+++ PKGBUILD
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 build() {
   cd "luajit-2.0-${_commit::7}"
   # Avoid early stripping
-  make amalg PREFIX=/usr BUILDMODE=dynamic TARGET_STRIP=" @:"
+  make amalg PREFIX=/usr BUILDMODE=dynamic TARGET_STRIP=" @:" XCFLAGS="-DLUAJIT_ENABLE_LUA52COMPAT"
 }
 
 package() {