diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 63da098..5a20596 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -4743,7 +4743,7 @@
 if test "${vi_cv_version_luajit+set}" = set; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-   vi_cv_version_luajit=`${vi_cv_path_luajit} -v | sed 's/LuaJIT \([0-9.]*\)\.[0-9] .*/\1/'`
+   vi_cv_version_luajit=`${vi_cv_path_luajit} -v 2>&1 | sed 's/LuaJIT \([0-9.]*\)\.[0-9]\(-[a-z0-9]\+\)\? .*/\1/'`
 fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $vi_cv_version_luajit" >&5
 $as_echo "$vi_cv_version_luajit" >&6; }