diff --git a/src/lua-hiredis.c b/src/lua-hiredis.c
index f8b2fdf..8cd7c56 100644
--- a/src/lua-hiredis.c
+++ b/src/lua-hiredis.c
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <lua.h>
+
+// Lua 5.2 compatibility 
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM > 501
+#define luaL_reg luaL_Reg
+#define LUA_COMPAT_MODULE
+#define LUA_COMPAT_APIINTCASTS
+#endif
+
+
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 
 #if defined (__cplusplus)