diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fc/fcitx5-lua/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fc/fcitx5-lua/package.nix
index 9926feebc993..b2ed634fa1f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fc/fcitx5-lua/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fc/fcitx5-lua/package.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
   pkg-config,
   kdePackages,
   fcitx5,
-  lua5_3,
+  lua5_5,
   gettext,
 }:
 
 let
-  lua = lua5_3;
+  lua = lua5_5;
 in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {