diff --git a/devel/lua-posix/Makefile b/devel/lua-posix/Makefile
index 7bb1e5563682..5bf924aa2930 100644
--- a/devel/lua-posix/Makefile
+++ b/devel/lua-posix/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	posix
 PORTVERSION=	36.3
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${LUA_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Lua bindings for POSIX APIs
 WWW=		https://github.com/luaposix/luaposix
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LUA_PKGNAMEPREFIX}stdlib-normalize>=0:devel/lua-stdlib-normalize@${LUA_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		lua:52+,module shebangfix
+USES=		lua:51+,module shebangfix
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	luaposix
 GH_PROJECT=	luaposix
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	build-aux/luke
 
 do-build:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && build-aux/luke all CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" LUA="${LOCALBASE}/bin/${LUA_CMD}" LUA_INCDIR="${LUA_INCDIR}" PREFIX="${PREFIX}" version="${PORTVERSION}"
 
 do-install:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && build-aux/luke install INST_LIBDIR="${STAGEDIR}${LUA_MODLIBDIR}" INST_LUADIR="${STAGEDIR}${LUA_MODSHAREDIR}"
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${LUA_MODLIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>