diff --git a/srcpkgs/weechat/template b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
index b8bc31ba8fb..d5f224985c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/weechat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'weechat'
 pkgname=weechat
 version=2.8
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_ENCHANT=ON -DENABLE_PERL=ON
  -DENABLE_LUA=ON -DENABLE_RUBY=ON -DENABLE_SPELL=ON
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="-DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_ENCHANT=ON -DENABLE_PERL=ON
  -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3
  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib/libpython3.so"
 hostmakedepends="ruby-asciidoctor libgcrypt-devel pkg-config python3 tcl-devel"
-makedepends="enchant-devel gnutls-devel libcurl-devel lua-devel ncurses-devel
+makedepends="enchant-devel gnutls-devel libcurl-devel lua53-devel ncurses-devel
  perl python3-devel ruby-devel tcl-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates"
 short_desc="Fast, light and extensible IRC client"