diff --git a/cmake/modules/luajit.cmake b/cmake/modules/luajit.cmake
index 022000de8a..bd7bd78e2b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/luajit.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/luajit.cmake
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ elseif(NOT USE_BUNDLED_LUAJIT)
 		message(STATUS "Found LuaJIT: include: ${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}, lib: ${LUAJIT_LIB}")
 	else()
 		# alternatively try stock Lua
-		find_package(Lua51)
+		find_package(Lua REQUIRED)
 		set(LUAJIT_LIB ${LUA_LIBRARY})
 		set(LUAJIT_INCLUDE ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-		if(NOT ${LUA51_FOUND})
-			message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find system LuaJIT or Lua")
-		endif()
 	endif()
 else()
 	set(LUAJIT_SRC "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/luajit-prefix/src/luajit/src")
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ else()
 	if(NOT WIN32)
 		set(LUAJIT_LIB "${LUAJIT_SRC}/libluajit.a")
 	else()
-		set(LUAJIT_LIB "${LUAJIT_SRC}/lua51.lib")
+		set(LUAJIT_LIB "${LUAJIT_SRC}/lua52.lib")
 	endif()
 
 	if(NOT TARGET luajit)