diff --git a/lua-posix.spec b/lua-posix.spec
index 181e557..4273073 100644
--- a/lua-posix.spec
+++ b/lua-posix.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+%if 0%{?rhel} <= 7
+%define luaver 5.1
+%else
 %define luaver 5.2
+%endif
 %define lualibdir %{_libdir}/lua/%{luaver}
 %define luapkgdir %{_datadir}/lua/%{luaver}
 %global commit 58016bbba40b063e8a98a7e9f14acfcd46f103d4