diff --git a/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c b/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
index 690ba29..839833a 100644
--- a/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
+++ b/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ set_info (lua_State * L)
 
 /**********************************************************/
 
-static const struct luaL_reg rrd[] = {
+static const struct luaL_Reg rrd[] = {
   {"create", lua_rrd_create},
   {"dump", lua_rrd_dump},
   {"fetch", lua_rrd_fetch},
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3ef1bef..187e127 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -736,7 +736,12 @@ LUA_EOF
       LIBS=
       lua_havelib=no
       LUA_HAVE_COMPAT51=DONT_HAVE_COMPAT51
-      AC_SEARCH_LIBS(lua_call, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
+      if test "$lua_vndot" -ge "52"; then
+        CALL_FUNC=lua_callk
+      else
+        CALL_FUNC=lua_call
+      fi
+      AC_SEARCH_LIBS($CALL_FUNC, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
         [AC_SEARCH_LIBS(luaL_register, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
           [lua_havelib=LUA$lua_vndot],
           [AC_SEARCH_LIBS(luaL_module, lualib$lua_vndot lualib$lua_vdot lualib,
diff --git a/rrdtool-1.4.7-lua-5.2.patch b/rrdtool-1.4.7-lua-5.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f597371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rrdtool-1.4.7-lua-5.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c b/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
+index 690ba29..839833a 100644
+--- a/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
++++ b/bindings/lua/rrdlua.c
+@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ set_info (lua_State * L)
+ 
+ /**********************************************************/
+ 
+-static const struct luaL_reg rrd[] = {
++static const struct luaL_Reg rrd[] = {
+   {"create", lua_rrd_create},
+   {"dump", lua_rrd_dump},
+   {"fetch", lua_rrd_fetch},
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 2ff18a8..4993717 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -734,7 +734,12 @@ LUA_EOF
+       LIBS=
+       lua_havelib=no
+       LUA_HAVE_COMPAT51=DONT_HAVE_COMPAT51
+-      AC_SEARCH_LIBS(lua_call, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
++      if test "$lua_vndot" -ge "52"; then
++        CALL_FUNC=lua_callk
++      else
++        CALL_FUNC=lua_call
++      fi
++      AC_SEARCH_LIBS($CALL_FUNC, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
+         [AC_SEARCH_LIBS(luaL_register, lua$lua_vdot lua$lua_vndot lua,
+           [lua_havelib=LUA$lua_vndot],
+           [AC_SEARCH_LIBS(luaL_module, lualib$lua_vndot lualib$lua_vdot lualib,