diff --git a/gtk-engines/engines/lua/src/lua_style.c b/gtk-engines/engines/lua/src/lua_style.c

index 61dc186..d565521 100644

--- a/gtk-engines/engines/lua/src/lua_style.c

+++ b/gtk-engines/engines/lua/src/lua_style.c

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ lua_style_prepare_lua (LuaStyle *style)

 	g_return_if_fail (style);

-	L = lua_open ();

+	L = luaL_newstate ();

 	luaopen_base (L);

 	luaopen_math (L);

 	luaopen_draw (L);