diff --git a/package/lua-compat53/Config.in b/package/lua-compat53/Config.in
index 76c5b3fd71..de468fcf66 100644
--- a/package/lua-compat53/Config.in
+++ b/package/lua-compat53/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_COMPAT53
 	bool "lua-compat53"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_3
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_1
 	help
 	  Compatibility module providing Lua-5.3-style APIs for Lua 5.2
 	  and 5.1.
diff --git a/package/lua-http/Config.in b/package/lua-http/Config.in
index cbf71563b0..8eefd481b5 100644
--- a/package/lua-http/Config.in
+++ b/package/lua-http/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_HTTP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LPEG # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_BASEXX # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_BINARYHEAP # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_COMPAT53 if !BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_3 # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_COMPAT53 if BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_1 # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_CQUEUES # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_FIFO # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_LPEG_PATTERNS # runtime