diff --git a/lbaselib.c b/lbaselib.c
index a9598b99..741d540e 100644
--- a/lbaselib.c
+++ b/lbaselib.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg base_funcs[] = {
   /* placeholders */
   {LUA_GNAME, NULL},
   {"_VERSION", NULL},
-  {"_LUSH_VERSION", NULL},
+  {"_VERSION_LUSH", NULL},
   {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ LUAMOD_API int luaopen_base (lua_State *L) {
   /* set global _VERSION */
   lua_pushliteral(L, LUA_VERSION);
   lua_setfield(L, -2, "_VERSION");
-  /* set global _LUSH_VERSION */
+  /* set global _VERSION_LUSH */
   lua_pushliteral(L, LUSH_VERSION);
-  lua_setfield(L, -2, "_LUSH_VERSION");
+  lua_setfield(L, -2, "_VERSION_LUSH");
   return 1;
 }