diff --git a/main/lua5.1/APKBUILD b/main/lua5.1/APKBUILD
index 1f2de134ba823e70150191e775e6173ef10a83aa..eb9b28cd7f9f1dc1e96b7227b7cab0997bc591e0 100644
--- a/main/lua5.1/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/lua5.1/APKBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=lua5.1
 _pkgname=lua
 pkgver=5.1.5
 _luaver=${pkgname#lua}
-pkgrel=12
+pkgrel=13
 pkgdesc="A powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications."
 url="https://www.lua.org/"
 arch="all"
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ package() {
 	ln -s lua$_luaver.pc "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lua.pc
 	ln -s lua$_luaver.1 "$pkgdir"/usr/share/man/man1/lua.1
 	ln -s luac$_luaver.1 "$pkgdir"/usr/share/man/man1/luac.1
+
+	# compat names since we are unique
+	# other distros name it lua-5.1 or lua51. pick the former as a compat name..
+	ln -sv lua5.1.pc "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lua-5.1.pc
 }
 
 dev() {