diff --git a/package/lua-coatpersistent/Config.in b/package/lua-coatpersistent/Config.in
index 86cddda2cd..a0f5bdc0d0 100644
--- a/package/lua-coatpersistent/Config.in
+++ b/package/lua-coatpersistent/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_COATPERSISTENT
 	# run-time dependencies
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DADO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_COAT
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LSQLITE3 || BR2_PACKAGE_LUASQL_SQLITE3
 	help
 	  An ORM for lua-Coat.
 
 	  http://fperrad.github.io/lua-CoatPersistent/
+
+comment "lua-coatpersistent needs lsqlite3 or luasql-sqlite3"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LSQLITE3 && !BR2_PACKAGE_LUASQL_SQLITE3
diff --git a/package/lua-coatpersistent/lua-coatpersistent.mk b/package/lua-coatpersistent/lua-coatpersistent.mk
index 35035e9366..be8a4da468 100644
--- a/package/lua-coatpersistent/lua-coatpersistent.mk
+++ b/package/lua-coatpersistent/lua-coatpersistent.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM = 0.2.0
-LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION = $(LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM)-1
+LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM = 0.2.1
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LSQLITE3),y)
+LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION = lsqlite3-$(LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM)-1
+else
+LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION = luasql-$(LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM)-1
+endif
 LUA_COATPERSISTENT_SUBDIR = lua-CoatPersistent-$(LUA_COATPERSISTENT_VERSION_UPSTREAM)
 LUA_COATPERSISTENT_LICENSE = MIT
 LUA_COATPERSISTENT_LICENSE_FILES = $(LUA_COATPERSISTENT_SUBDIR)/COPYRIGHT