diff --git a/lang/lua/luafilesystem/Makefile b/lang/lua/luafilesystem/Makefile
index bfd56146af..99098828f5 100644
--- a/lang/lua/luafilesystem/Makefile
+++ b/lang/lua/luafilesystem/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=luafilesystem
 PKG_VERSION:=1.9.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=a64d8299c7c875bd2183f82f9a71f6fcc7610ee7377add0b6069fea3d7355073
@@ -19,43 +19,70 @@ PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
-define Package/luafilesystem
+define Package/luafilesystem/default
   SUBMENU:=Lua
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=LuaFileSystem
   URL:=https://lunarmodules.github.io/luafilesystem/
   MAINTAINER:=W. Michael Petullo <mike@flyn.org>
-  DEPENDS:=+liblua
 endef
 
-define Package/luafilesystem/description
+define Package/luafilesystem
+  $(Package/luafilesystem/default)
+  DEPENDS:=+liblua
+  VARIANT:=lua-51
+  DEFAULT_VARIANT:=1
+endef
+
+define Package/luafilesystem5.4
+  $(Package/luafilesystem/default)
+  TITLE+= (Lua 5.4)
+  DEPENDS:=+liblua5.4
+  VARIANT:=lua-54
+endef
+
+define Package/luafilesystem/default/description
  This package contains the LuaFileSystem library, a set of portable
  functions for directory creation, listing and deletion and for file
  locking.
 endef
+Package/luafilesystem/description     = $(Package/luafilesystem/default/description)
+Package/luafilesystem5.4/description = $(Package/luafilesystem/default/description)
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),lua-51)
+  LUA_VERSION:=5.1
+  LUA_LIBNAME:=lua
+  LUA_INCDIR:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
+  LUA_INSTALL_DIR:=/usr/lib/lua
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),lua-54)
+  LUA_VERSION:=5.4
+  LUA_LIBNAME:=lua5.4
+  LUA_INCDIR:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/lua5.4
+  LUA_INSTALL_DIR:=/usr/lib/lua/5.4
+endif
 
 define Build/Configure
 endef
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)
-
-TARGET_LDFLAGS += -llua
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -I$(LUA_INCDIR)
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -std=gnu99" \
-		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
+		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -l$(LUA_LIBNAME)"
 	$(TARGET_CROSS)ar r $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/luafilesystem.a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.o
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/lua
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)$(LUA_INSTALL_DIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.so $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/lua
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/luafilesystem.a $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/lua
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.so $(STAGING_DIR)$(LUA_INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/luafilesystem.a $(STAGING_DIR)$(LUA_INSTALL_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Package/luafilesystem/install
@@ -63,4 +90,10 @@ define Package/luafilesystem/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.so $(1)/usr/lib/lua/lfs.so
 endef
 
+define Package/luafilesystem5.4/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/lua/5.4
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/lfs.so $(1)/usr/lib/lua/5.4/lfs.so
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,luafilesystem))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,luafilesystem5.4))