diff --git a/src/lib_table.c b/src/lib_table.c
index fab6b1f4..6d3a9c2d 100644
--- a/src/lib_table.c
+++ b/src/lib_table.c
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ LJLIB_CF(table_sort)
 LUALIB_API int luaopen_table(lua_State *L)
 {
   LJ_LIB_REG(L, LUA_TABLIBNAME, table);
+#ifdef LUAJIT_ENABLE_LUA52COMPAT
+  lua_getglobal(L, "unpack");
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, "unpack");
+#endif
   return 1;
 }