diff --git a/package/lua/Config.in b/package/lua/Config.in
index ce2e439f63..c267cb6faf 100644
--- a/package/lua/Config.in
+++ b/package/lua/Config.in
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ choice
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_1
 	bool "Lua 5.1.x"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_1
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_3
 	bool "Lua 5.3.x"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_3
 
 endchoice
 
diff --git a/package/luainterpreter/Config.in b/package/luainterpreter/Config.in
index 7bc54d862f..a5973063b4 100644
--- a/package/luainterpreter/Config.in
+++ b/package/luainterpreter/Config.in
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_LUAINTERPRETER
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION
 	string
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_1
+	bool
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_3
+	bool
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_HOST_LUAINTERPRETER
 	string
 	default "host-lua"
diff --git a/package/luajit/Config.in b/package/luajit/Config.in
index f4d6001586..8cfa85684e 100644
--- a/package/luajit/Config.in
+++ b/package/luajit/Config.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUAJIT
 	# binaries, so check if that option is supported. See
 	# luajit.mk for details.
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LUAINTERPRETER
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUAINTERPRETER_ABI_VERSION_5_1
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_COMPILER if !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
 	help
 	  LuaJIT implements the full set of language features defined