diff --git a/pkgs/misc/openrussian-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/openrussian-cli/default.nix
index ce9a9e49c4ca..24c0b6bece78 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/openrussian-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/openrussian-cli/default.nix
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontConfigure = true;
 
-  # Disable check as it's too slow.
-  # doCheck = true;
-
-  #This is needed even though it's the default for some reason.
-  checkTarget = "check";
-
   # Can't use "make install" here
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 297236b8f8e5..4f5102516541 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8286,7 +8286,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   openrgb = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/openrgb { };
 
-  openrussian-cli = callPackage ../misc/openrussian-cli { };
+  openrussian-cli = callPackage ../misc/openrussian-cli {
+    luaPackages = lua53Packages;
+  };
 
   opensc = callPackage ../tools/security/opensc {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon PCSC;