diff --git a/sol/state.hpp b/sol/state.hpp
index 197288a9..6b83d60a 100644
--- a/sol/state.hpp
+++ b/sol/state.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     state(lua_CFunction panic = detail::atpanic):
     L(luaL_newstate(), lua_close),
     reg(L.get(), LUA_REGISTRYINDEX),
-#if SOL_LUA_VERSION < 503
+#if SOL_LUA_VERSION < 502
     // Global table is just a special index
     global(L.get(), LUA_GLOBALSINDEX) {
 #else