diff --git a/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template b/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
index 739c6a569d2..e795ed0931a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/LuaJIT/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'LuaJIT'
 pkgname=LuaJIT
 # the minor version is the contents of the .relver file in the source tarball
-version=2.1.1736781742
+version=2.1.1748459687
 revision=1
-_commit_hash=a4f56a459a588ae768801074b46ba0adcfb49eb1
+_commit_hash=f9140a622a0c44a99efb391cc1c2358bc8098ab7
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="lua52-BitOp"
 short_desc="Just-In-Time Compiler for Lua"
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Daniel Martinez <danielmartinez@cock.li>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.luajit.org"
 distfiles="https://repo.or.cz/luajit-2.0.git/snapshot/${_commit_hash}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dee14dd4d199f2d548bdcec2ab0b0693de602213a3d72aa9457ecd3e67c40e7a
-
-build_options="lua52compat"
-desc_option_lua52compat="higher compatibility with lua 5.2"
+checksum=a1af74fca9971355dc6d4cf32d56e278aa8897898ab5f62725de5aeb730ee381
 
 _host_cc="cc"
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
@@ -31,9 +28,7 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_build() {
-	if [ "$build_option_lua52compat" ]; then
-		make_build_args+=" XCFLAGS=-DLUAJIT_ENABLE_LUA52COMPAT"
-	fi
+	make_build_args+=" XCFLAGS=-DLUAJIT_ENABLE_LUA52COMPAT"
 }
 
 do_build() {