diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 4225ab9f..32fd39f9 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ a_find_program(GREP_EXECUTABLE grep TRUE)
 a_find_program(GIT_EXECUTABLE git FALSE)
 a_find_program(HOSTNAME_EXECUTABLE hostname FALSE)
 a_find_program(GPERF_EXECUTABLE gperf TRUE)
+a_find_program(LUAC_EXECUTABLE luac5.1 TRUE)
+a_find_program(LUAC_EXECUTABLE luac-5.1 TRUE)
 a_find_program(LUAC_EXECUTABLE luac TRUE)
 # programs needed for man pages
 a_find_program(ASCIIDOC_EXECUTABLE asciidoc FALSE)