diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 43e6eb53..0ace360e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ endif
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     lite_link_args += ['-framework', 'CoreServices', '-framework', 'Foundation']
+    # the linker aguments below are needed by luajit on macOS
+    lite_link_args += ['-pagezero_size', '10000', '-image_base', '100000000']
 endif
 #===============================================================================
 # Dependencies
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ if not get_option('source-only')
     libm = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
     libdl = cc.find_library('dl', required : false)
     threads_dep = dependency('threads')
-    lua_dep = dependency('luajit', fallback: ['luajit', 'luajit_dep'],
+    lua_dep = dependency('luajit', fallback: ['luajit', 'lua_dep'],
         default_options: ['default_library=static']
     )
     pcre2_dep = dependency('libpcre2-8')
diff --git a/subprojects/luajit.wrap b/subprojects/luajit.wrap
index eed1c170..8701091a 100644
--- a/subprojects/luajit.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/luajit.wrap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [wrap-git]
 directory = luajit
 url = https://github.com/franko/luajit
-revision = v2.0.5-lhelper3
+revision = v2.0.5-lhelper4