diff --git a/mpv.spec b/mpv.spec
index fe5bd01..4a51312 100644
--- a/mpv.spec
+++ b/mpv.spec
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpulse)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libv4l2)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libquvi-0.9)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libva)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(lua) >= 5.3.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(luajit)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sdl2)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(smbclient)