diff --git a/package/luv/Config.in b/package/luv/Config.in
index 434cb3b459..3be204cab3 100644
--- a/package/luv/Config.in
+++ b/package/luv/Config.in
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUV
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libuv
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libuv
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libuv
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_4
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
 	help
 	  libuv bindings for LuaJIT and Lua.
 
 	  https://github.com/luvit/luv
 
-comment "luv needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "luv needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library, Lua <= 5.3"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_4
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4