diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 2e336dd048c14995010eceae6a4d70359919970d..4329d20c2e41539139cf8f9ebb071fc51570750b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -866,7 +866,9 @@ (define-public mpv
        ("libxrandr" ,libxrandr)
        ("libxscrnsaver" ,libxscrnsaver)
        ("libxv" ,libxv)
-       ("lua" ,lua)
+       ;; XXX: lua > 5.2 is not currently supported; see
+       ;; waftools/checks/custom.py
+       ("lua" ,lua-5.2)
        ("mesa" ,mesa)
        ("mpg123" ,mpg123)
        ("pulseaudio" ,pulseaudio)