diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index af89919e6..a94f04310 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ if copt_platform == 'win'
 			configure_file(input: input_and_output[0], output: input_and_output[1], copy: true)
 		endforeach
 	endif
+elif copt_platform == 'lin'
+	if uopt_static != 'none'
+		project_link_args = [ '-static-libgcc', '-static-libstdc++' ]
+	endif
 endif
 
 if copt_platform == 'mac' and uopt_lua == 'luajit'
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaCompat.c b/src/lua/LuaCompat.c
index 96a56fef7..cabf38806 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaCompat.c
+++ b/src/lua/LuaCompat.c
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ void tpt_lua_getmainthread(lua_State *L)
 
 #else
 
+# ifndef lua_pushglobaltable // * Thank you moonjit
 // Implement function added in lua 5.2 that we now use
 void lua_pushglobaltable(lua_State *L)
 {
 	lua_pushvalue(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
 }
+# endif
 
 void tpt_lua_setmainthread(lua_State *L)
 {
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaCompat.h b/src/lua/LuaCompat.h
index 8ff3ccf69..1ca761ca8 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaCompat.h
+++ b/src/lua/LuaCompat.h
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ LUALIB_API void tpt_lua_getmainthread(lua_State *L);
 #if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
 LUALIB_API int (luaL_typerror) (lua_State *L, int narg, const char *tname);
 #else
+# ifndef lua_pushglobaltable // * Thank you moonjit
 LUALIB_API void (lua_pushglobaltable) (lua_State *L);
+# endif
 #endif
 int luaL_tostring(lua_State *L, int n);