diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 53f108d8c639..929dbf0e7048 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ with prev;
     patches = [
       ./bit32.patch
     ];
+    meta.broken = luaOlder "5.1" || luaAtLeast "5.4";
   });
 
   busted = prev.busted.overrideAttrs (oa: {