--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@
 )
 if(ENABLE_LUA)
     # Lua is a special case since its CMake config does not follow the usual pattern
-    find_package(Lua QUIET)
+    find_package(Lua ${LUA_VERSION} QUIET EXACT REQUIRED)
     if(Lua_FOUND AND NOT DEFINED Lua_VERSION) # For CMake 4.2- compatible
         set(Lua_VERSION ${LUA_VERSION_STRING})
         set(Lua_VERSION_MAJOR ${LUA_VERSION_MAJOR})