diff --git a/scratchbox2/luaif/sblib_luaif.c b/scratchbox2/luaif/sblib_luaif.c
index 72709ed2..b7d0dbcf 100644
--- a/scratchbox2/luaif/sblib_luaif.c
+++ b/scratchbox2/luaif/sblib_luaif.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int lua_sb_readlink(lua_State *l)
 }
 
 /* mappings from c to lua */
-static const luaL_reg reg[] =
+static const luaL_Reg reg[] =
 {
 	{"log",				lua_sb_log},
 	{"path_exists",			lua_sb_path_exists},
@@ -250,10 +250,12 @@ static const luaL_reg reg[] =
 
 int lua_bind_sblib_functions(lua_State *l)
 {
-	luaL_register(l, "sblib", reg);
+        lua_newtable(l);
+	luaL_setfuncs(l, reg, 0);
 	lua_pushliteral(l,"version");
 	lua_pushstring(l, "2.0" );
 	lua_settable(l,-3);
+        lua_setglobal(l, "sblib");
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/scratchbox2/sb2d/rule_tree_luaif.c b/scratchbox2/sb2d/rule_tree_luaif.c
index d21aef3f..310f85e0 100644
--- a/scratchbox2/sb2d/rule_tree_luaif.c
+++ b/scratchbox2/sb2d/rule_tree_luaif.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static int lua_sb_add_net_rule_to_ruletree(lua_State *l)
 }
 
 /* mappings from c to lua */
-static const luaL_reg reg[] =
+static const luaL_Reg reg[] =
 {
 	{"objectlist_create",		lua_sb_ruletree_objectlist_create_list},
 	{"objectlist_set",		lua_sb_ruletree_objectlist_set_item},
@@ -537,10 +537,12 @@ static const luaL_reg reg[] =
 
 int lua_bind_ruletree_functions(lua_State *l)
 {
-	luaL_register(l, "ruletree", reg);
+        lua_newtable(l);
+	luaL_setfuncs(l, reg, 0);
 	lua_pushliteral(l,"version");
 	lua_pushstring(l, "2.0" );
 	lua_settable(l,-3);
+        lua_setglobal(l,  "ruletree");
 
 	return 0;
 }