diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9756b267..758c30d3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ NEWS
   * [core] configparser: error on duplicate keys in array merge (fixes #2685)
   * [core] more careful parse of $SERVER["socket"] config str (prepare #2204)
   * [core] accept $SERVER["socket"] without port, use server.port as fallback (fixes #2204)
+  * [mod_magnet] define lua_pushglobaltable (for lua5.1) and use it (fixes #2719)
 
 - 1.4.39 - 2016-01-02
   * [core] fix memset_s call (fixes #2698)
diff --git a/src/mod_magnet.c b/src/mod_magnet.c
index 114d41e6..b53a621a 100644
--- a/src/mod_magnet.c
+++ b/src/mod_magnet.c
@@ -162,13 +162,12 @@ static int mod_magnet_patch_connection(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data
 }
 #undef PATCH
 
-static void magnet_get_global_table(lua_State *L) { /* (-0, +1, e) */
-#if defined(LUA_VERSION_NUM) && LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
-	lua_geti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS);
-#else
+#if !defined(LUA_VERSION_NUM) || LUA_VERSION_NUM < 502
+/* lua5.1 backward compat definition */
+static void lua_pushglobaltable(lua_State *L) { /* (-0, +1, -) */
 	lua_pushvalue(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 static void magnet_setfenv_mainfn(lua_State *L, int funcIndex) { /* (-1, 0, -) */
 #if defined(LUA_VERSION_NUM) && LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ static handler_t magnet_attract(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data *p, bu
 #endif
 
 	lua_newtable(L); /* the meta-table for the new env           (sp += 1) */
-	magnet_get_global_table(L);                               /* (sp += 1) */
+	lua_pushglobaltable(L);                                   /* (sp += 1) */
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index"); /* { __index = _G }          (sp -= 1) */
 	lua_setmetatable(L, -2); /* setmetatable({}, {__index = _G}) (sp -= 1) */
 
@@ -969,7 +968,7 @@ static handler_t magnet_attract(server *srv, connection *con, plugin_data *p, bu
 		lua_remove(L, errfunc);
 
 		/* reset environment */
-		magnet_get_global_table(L);                           /* (sp += 1) */
+		lua_pushglobaltable(L);                               /* (sp += 1) */
 		magnet_setfenv_mainfn(L, 1);                          /* (sp -= 1) */
 
 		if (0 != ret) {