diff --git a/cmake/FindLuabind.cmake b/cmake/FindLuabind.cmake
index cb4719132..368e9c02f 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLuabind.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLuabind.cmake
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #  LUABIND_LIBRARIES
 #  LUABIND_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find luabind.hpp
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Lua REQUIRED)
-IF ("${LUA_VERSION_MAJOR}" STREQUAL "5" AND
-   ("${LUA_VERSION_MINOR}" STREQUAL "1" OR "${LUA_VERSION_MINOR}" STREQUAL "2"))
-	MESSAGE(STATUS "Using Lua ${LUA_VERSION_STRING}")
+FIND_PACKAGE(Lua 5.2 EXACT)
+IF (LUA_FOUND)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Using Lua ${LUA_VERSION_STRING}")
 ELSE()
-	MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Lua ${LUA_VERSION_STRING} detected; need 5.1 or 5.2")
+  FIND_PACKAGE(Lua 5.1 EXACT)
+  IF (LUA_FOUND)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Using Lua ${LUA_VERSION_STRING}")
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Lua 5.1 or 5.2 was not found.")
+  ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
 FIND_PATH(LUABIND_INCLUDE_DIR luabind.hpp