--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ endforeach()
 
 # Find Lua interpreter
 include(LuaHelpers)
-set(LUA_DEPENDENCIES lpeg mpack bit)
+set(LUA_DEPENDENCIES lpeg mpack bit32)
 if(NOT LUA_PRG)
   foreach(CURRENT_LUA_PRG luajit lua5.1 lua5.2 lua)
     # If LUA_PRG is set find_program() will not search
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local bit = require 'bit'
+local bit = require 'bit32'
 
 -- Description of the values below is contained in ex_cmds_defs.h file.
 local RANGE      =    0x001