diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index a17e451..84c37e5 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ fn main() {
             .file("lua/lutf8lib.c")
             .file("lua/lvm.c")
             .file("lua/lzio.c")
-            .compile("liblua.a");
+            .compile("liblua5.3.a");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ffi.rs b/src/ffi.rs
index 3c60ef0..4ac0f52 100644
--- a/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/ffi.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub const LUA_TFUNCTION: c_int = 6;
 pub const LUA_TUSERDATA: c_int = 7;
 pub const LUA_TTHREAD: c_int = 8;
 
+#[link(name = "lua5.3")]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn lua_close(state: *mut lua_State);
     pub fn lua_callk(