diff --git a/src/freedreno/meson.build b/src/freedreno/meson.build
index 64108c57756..f6219502886 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/meson.build
+++ b/src/freedreno/meson.build
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if not dep_lua.found()
   dep_lua = dependency('lua52', required: false)
 endif
 if not dep_lua.found()
-  dep_lua = dependency('lua', required: false)
+  dep_lua = dependency('lua', required: false, version : '>=5.2')
 endif
 
 dep_libarchive = dependency('libarchive', required: false)