diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua51-luasocket/template b/srcpkgs/lua51-luasocket/template
index 69ad4cc7cde..d62a998ae34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua51-luasocket/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua51-luasocket/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'lua51-luasocket'
 pkgname=lua51-luasocket
 version=3.1.0
-revision=2
-build_style=gnu-makefile
+revision=3
+build_style=meta
+hostmakedepends="luarocks-lua54"
 depends="lua51"
 _desc="Network support for the Lua language"
 short_desc="${_desc} (5.1.x)"
@@ -18,47 +19,23 @@ for _lua_version in $_lua_versions; do
 	makedepends+=" ${_lua_version/./}-devel"
 done
 
-post_extract() {
-	mkdir -p lua51
-	mv * lua51 || true
-	cp -a lua51 lua52
-	cp -a lua51 lua53
-	cp -a lua51 lua54
-}
+#if [[ CROSS_BUILD ]]; then
+#	for _lua_version in $_lua_versions; do
+#		hostmakedepends+=" ${_lua_version/./}-devel"
+#	done
+#fi
 
-do_build() {
-	for _lua_version in $_lua_versions; do
-		cd "${wrksrc}/${_lua_version/./}/src/"
-		make \
-			LD="$CC" \
-			CC="$CC" \
-			LUAINC="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/${_lua_version}" \
-			LUAVER="${_lua_version#lua}" \
-			LUAV="${_lua_version#lua}" \
-			PLAT=linux \
-			${makejobs} \
-			all-unix
-	done
+_rockname=${pkgname#lua51-}
+_rocksrel=1
+_package() {
+	luarocks config --lua-version="$1" variables.LUA_INCDIR "${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua$1"
+	luarocks --lua-version="$1" --tree="${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/" \
+		make --deps-mode=none --no-manifest "rockspecs/${_rockname}-${version}-${_rocksrel}.rockspec"
 }
 
 do_install() {
-	for _lua_version in $_lua_versions; do
-		cd "${wrksrc}/${_lua_version/./}/src/"
-		make \
-			STRIP=true \
-			PREFIX=/usr \
-			prefix=/usr \
-			DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" \
-			LUAVER="${_lua_version#lua}" \
-			LUAV="${_lua_version#lua}" \
-			LDIR_linux="lib/lua/${_lua_version#lua}" \
-			PLAT=linux \
-			install
-	done
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense ./lua51/LICENSE
+	_package 5.1
+	vlicense LICENSE
 }
 
 luasocket_package() {
@@ -71,8 +48,8 @@ lua52-luasocket_package() {
 	depends="lua52"
 	short_desc="${_desc} (5.2.x)"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/lua/5.2
-		vlicense ${wrksrc}/lua52/LICENSE
+		_package 5.2
+		vlicense LICENSE
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,8 +57,8 @@ lua53-luasocket_package() {
 	depends="lua53"
 	short_desc="${_desc} (5.3.x)"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/lua/5.3
-		vlicense ${wrksrc}/lua53/LICENSE
+		_package 5.3
+		vlicense LICENSE
 	}
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +66,7 @@ lua54-luasocket_package() {
 	depends="lua54"
 	short_desc="${_desc} (5.4.x)"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/lua/5.4
-		vlicense ${wrksrc}/lua54/LICENSE
+		_package 5.4
+		vlicense LICENSE
 	}
 }