diff --git a/win/win32/vs/NetHack.vcxproj b/win/win32/vs/NetHack.vcxproj
index a3c2e0c26..6103c7d87 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs/NetHack.vcxproj
+++ b/win/win32/vs/NetHack.vcxproj
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lauxlib.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lbaselib.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lbitlib.c">
-        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.2'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.1'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.0'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.3.5'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
+        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION.Substring(0,3))'=='5.4'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+        <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION.Substring(0,3))'=='5.3'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lcode.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lcorolib.c" />
diff --git a/win/win32/vs/NetHackW.vcxproj b/win/win32/vs/NetHackW.vcxproj
index e9b5d7dd5..d49463e30 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs/NetHackW.vcxproj
+++ b/win/win32/vs/NetHackW.vcxproj
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lauxlib.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lbaselib.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lbitlib.c">
-      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.0'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.1'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.4.2'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
-      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION)'=='5.3.5'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION.Substring(0,3))'=='5.4'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
+      <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(LUA_VERSION.Substring(0,3))'=='5.3'">false</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lcode.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="$(LuaDir)lcorolib.c" />