diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 45043c41c..6c6401ac4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -95,16 +95,6 @@ TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVFORMAT,libavformat)
 TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVCODEC,libavcodec)
 TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(AVUTIL,libavutil)
 
-# either use dynamic lualib in package lua (openSUSE)
-# ... or in package lua5.2 (debian-derivates)
-# ... and if all fails, assume it is in the linker path (cross build)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua >= 5.2], echo "lua >= 5.2 found", [
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua5.2 >= 5.2], echo "lua5.2 found", [
-		echo "=> lualib not found, assuming static lua in linker path..."
-		LUA_LIBS="-llua -ldl"
-	])
-])
-
 #TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(CONFIGFILE,tuxbox-configfile)
 #TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(CONNECTION,tuxbox-connection)
 #TUXBOX_APPS_LIB_PKGCONFIG(EVENTSERVER,tuxbox-eventserver)
@@ -162,6 +152,23 @@ if test "$enable_upnp" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_UPNP,1,[include UPNP support - currently broken])
 fi
 
+# Lua - embeddable scripting language
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(lua,
+	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-lua,include Lua support),
+	,[enable_lua=no])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_LUA,test "$enable_lua" = "yes")
+if test "$enable_lua" = "yes"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_LUA,1,[include Lua support])
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua >= 5.2], echo "lua >= 5.2 found", [
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LUA], [lua5.2 >= 5.2], echo "lua5.2 found", [
+			echo "=> lualib not found, assuming static lua in linker path..."
+			LUA_LIBS="-llua -ldl"
+			AC_DEFINE(STATIC_LUAPOSIX,1,[Define to 1 for static lua build.])
+		])
+	])
+fi
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(cleanup,
 	[  --enable-cleanup                  enable cleanup on exit],
 	[AC_DEFINE(EXIT_CLEANUP,1,[enable cleanup on exit])])
@@ -179,16 +186,6 @@ if test "$enable_testmenu" = "yes"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_TEST_MENU,1,[include test menu in neutrino main menu - not recommended for general users!])
 fi
 
-
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(lua,
-       AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-lua,enable LUA support))
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_LUA,test "$enable_lua" = "yes")
-if test "$enable_lua" = "yes"; then
-       AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_LUA,1,[include LUA support])
-fi
-
-
 if test "$BOXTYPE" = "coolstream"; then
 if test -e ${srcdir}/lib/libcoolstream/nevis_ir.h; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_COOLSTREAM_NEVIS_IR_H,1,[Define to 1 if you have the <nevis_ir.h> header file.])
diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
index 087a3b26b..08d8f1a95 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
@@ -347,35 +347,12 @@ const luaL_Reg CLuaInstance::methods[] =
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
 
-#ifndef DYNAMIC_LUAPOSIX
+#ifdef STATIC_LUAPOSIX
 /* hack: we link against luaposix, which is included in our
  * custom built lualib */
 extern "C" { LUAMOD_API int (luaopen_posix_c) (lua_State *L); }
-#else
-static int dolibrary (lua_State *L, const char *name)
-{
-	int status = 0;
-	const char *msg = "";
-	lua_getglobal(L, "require");
-	lua_pushstring(L, name);
-	status = lua_pcall(L, 1, 0, 0);
-	if (status && !lua_isnil(L, -1))
-	{
-		msg = lua_tostring(L, -1);
-		if (NULL == msg)
-		{
-			msg = "(error object is not a string)";
-		}
-		fprintf(stderr, "[CLuaInstance::%s] error in dolibrary: %s (%s)\n", __func__, name,msg);
-		lua_pop(L, 1);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		printf("[CLuaInstance::%s] loaded library: %s\n", __func__, name);
-	}
-	return status;
-}
 #endif
+
 /* load basic functions and register our own C callbacks */
 void CLuaInstance::registerFunctions()
 {
@@ -384,14 +361,6 @@ void CLuaInstance::registerFunctions()
 	luaopen_io(lua);
 	luaopen_string(lua);
 	luaopen_math(lua);
-#ifndef DYNAMIC_LUAPOSIX
-#if !HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
-	luaopen_posix_c(lua);
-#endif
-#else
-	dolibrary(lua,"posix");
-#endif
-
 	lua_newtable(lua);
 	int methodtable = lua_gettop(lua);
 	luaL_newmetatable(lua, className);