diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 54d17be1214..cb9a4cbe90e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10281,7 +10281,7 @@ with pkgs;
   silc_server = callPackage ../servers/silc-server { };
 
   sile = callPackage ../tools/typesetting/sile {
-    lua = lua5_4;
+    lua = lua5_3;
   };
 
   silver-searcher = callPackage ../tools/text/silver-searcher { };