diff --git a/src/common/runtime.cpp b/src/common/runtime.cpp
index d76bded00..72c1bbe94 100644
--- a/src/common/runtime.cpp
+++ b/src/common/runtime.cpp
@@ -963,9 +963,11 @@ Type *luax_type(lua_State *L, int idx)
 	return Type::byName(luaL_checkstring(L, idx));
 }
 
-int luax_resume(lua_State *L, int nargs)
+int luax_resume(lua_State *L, int nargs, int* nres)
 {
-#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 504
+	return lua_resume(L, nullptr, nargs, nres);
+#elif LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
 	return lua_resume(L, nullptr, nargs);
 #else
 	return lua_resume(L, nargs);
diff --git a/src/common/runtime.h b/src/common/runtime.h
index 620a00646..aa6c981ee 100644
--- a/src/common/runtime.h
+++ b/src/common/runtime.h
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int luax_catchexcept(lua_State *L, const T& func, const F& finallyfunc)
  * Compatibility shim for lua_resume
  * Exported because it's used in the launcher
  **/
-LOVE_EXPORT int luax_resume(lua_State *L, int nargs);
+LOVE_EXPORT int luax_resume(lua_State *L, int nargs, int* nres);
 
 } // love
 
diff --git a/src/libraries/lua53/lstrlib.c b/src/libraries/lua53/lstrlib.c
index 03f574f18..437a5ee5c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/lua53/lstrlib.c
+++ b/src/libraries/lua53/lstrlib.c
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 typedef size_t lua_Unsigned;
 #endif
 
-#if LUA_VERSION_NUM == 501
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 504
+#   define LUAL_BUFFER53_BUFFER(B) (B)->b.b
+#elif LUA_VERSION_NUM == 501
 #	define LUAL_BUFFER53_BUFFER(B) (B)->b.buffer
 #else
 #	define LUAL_BUFFER53_BUFFER(B) (B)->b.initb
diff --git a/src/libraries/lua53/lutf8lib.c b/src/libraries/lua53/lutf8lib.c
index 48abc338a..8091a1116 100644
--- a/src/libraries/lua53/lutf8lib.c
+++ b/src/libraries/lua53/lutf8lib.c
@@ -309,8 +309,12 @@ int luaopen_luautf8 (lua_State *L) {
       lua_setfield(L, -2, l->name);
     }
   }
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 504
+  lua_pushlstring(L, UTF8PATT, sizeof(UTF8PATT) / sizeof(char) - 1);
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, "charpattern");
+#else
   lua_pushliteral(L, UTF8PATT);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "charpattern");
+#endif
   return 1;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/love.cpp b/src/love.cpp
index 58f36f3f6..414472eda 100644
--- a/src/love.cpp
+++ b/src/love.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,13 @@ static DoneAction runlove(int argc, char **argv, int &retval)
 	lua_newthread(L);
 	lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
 	int stackpos = lua_gettop(L);
-	while (love::luax_resume(L, 0) == LUA_YIELD)
+	int nres;
+	while (love::luax_resume(L, 0, &nres) == LUA_YIELD)
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 504
+		lua_pop(L, nres);
+#else
 		lua_pop(L, lua_gettop(L) - stackpos);
+#endif
 
 	retval = 0;
 	DoneAction done = DONE_QUIT;