diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/files/Makefile b/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/files/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8450f9f4824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/files/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+
+LUAVER = 5.1
+
+LUAPC := lua$(LUAVER)
+LUA_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(LUAPC))
+
+$(LUAVER)/bit32.so: lbitlib.c
+	mkdir -p $(LUAVER)
+	$(CC) -I c-api $(CFLAGS) $(LUA_CFLAGS) -shared -fPIC $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/template b/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/template
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index 00000000000..1c5dcaf7b0c
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+++ b/srcpkgs/lua51-bitlib/template
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Template file for 'lua51-bitlib'
+pkgname=lua51-bitlib
+version=5.3.0
+revision=1
+wrksrc="lua-compat-5.2-bitlib-${version}"
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="lua51-devel"
+depends="lua51"
+short_desc="An implementation of lua 5.2's bit32 library for lua 5.1"
+maintainer="Christopher Brannon <chris@the-brannons.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/keplerproject/lua-compat-5.2"
+distfiles="https://github.com/keplerproject/lua-compat-5.2/archive/bitlib-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=dc1197b9e996b7bd2c6a679b86ed75106d5722424b3e731b8084f56626ec5552
+
+pre_build() {
+	# Makefile taken from Alpine's aport.
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/Makefile" .
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vinstall 5.1/bit32.so 755 usr/lib/lua/5.1
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}