diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index 2c51aeaac4..63b1c96860 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ (define-public wireshark
               ("libgcrypt" ,libgcrypt)
               ("libnl" ,libnl)
               ("libpcap" ,libpcap)
-              ("lua" ,lua)
+              ("lua" ,lua-5.2)
               ("krb5" ,mit-krb5)
               ("openssl" ,openssl)
               ("portaudio" ,portaudio)