diff --git a/lang/lua-lsqlite3/Makefile b/lang/lua-lsqlite3/Makefile
index 64d5d06348..7a31424c5b 100644
--- a/lang/lua-lsqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/lua-lsqlite3/Makefile
@@ -18,27 +18,46 @@ PKG_HASH:=d38402aa7640055d260c1246c36e6d6d31b425a25a805431f13695694466b722
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Oskari Rauta <oskari.rauta@gmail.com>
 
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(basename $(PKG_SOURCE))
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/lsqlite3-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(basename $(PKG_SOURCE))
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
-define Package/lsqlite3
+define Package/lsqlite3/default
   SUBMENU:=Lua
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Lua wrapper for the SQLite3 library
   URL:=http://lua.sqlite.org
-  DEPENDS:= +lua +libsqlite3
+  DEPENDS:=+libsqlite3
 endef
 
-define Package/lsqlite3/description
+define Package/lsqlite3
+  $(Package/lsqlite3/default)
+  DEPENDS+=+liblua
+  VARIANT:=lua-51
+endef
+
+define Package/lsqlite3-lua5.3
+  $(Package/lsqlite3/default)
+  DEPENDS+=+liblua5.3
+  VARIANT:=lua-53
+endef
+
+define Package/lsqlite3/default/description
  LuaSQLite3 is a thin wrapper around the public domain SQLite3 database engine.
 endef
 
+Package/lsqlite3/description = $(Package/lsqlite3/default/description)
+Package/lsqlite3-lua5.3/description = $(Package/lsqlite3/default/description)
+
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -std=gnu99
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS += -DLUA_USE_LINUX
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lsqlite3 -lpthread
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),lua-53)
+  TARGET_CFLAGS += -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/lua5.3
+endif
+
 define Build/Compile
 	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) \
 		-c $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lsqlite3.c \
@@ -54,4 +73,10 @@ define Package/lsqlite3/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/*.so $(1)/usr/lib/lua/
 endef
 
+define Package/lsqlite3-lua5.3/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/*.so $(1)/usr/local/lib/lua/5.3
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,lsqlite3))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,lsqlite3-lua5.3))