diff --git a/luaver b/luaver
index d0cd9c3..7abf881 100755
--- a/luaver
+++ b/luaver
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ __luaver_install_lua()
         __luaver_print "Unable to detect platform. Using default 'posix'"
         platform=posix
     else
+        if [ -n "$('echo' "${version}" | 'awk' '/^5\.4\./')" ]
+        then
+            platform="${platform}-readline"
+        fi
         __luaver_print "Platform detected: ${platform}"
     fi