diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/luau/compat.rs b/mlua-sys/src/luau/compat.rs
index 2b2c9a6..09c5d0b 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/luau/compat.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/luau/compat.rs
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ pub unsafe fn luaL_getsubtable(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int, fname: *const c_ch
 
 pub unsafe fn luaL_requiref(L: *mut lua_State, modname: *const c_char, openf: lua_CFunction, glb: c_int) {
     luaL_checkstack(L, 3, cstr!("not enough stack slots available"));
-    luaL_getsubtable(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, cstr!("_LOADED"));
+    luaL_getsubtable(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_LOADED_TABLE);
     if lua_getfield(L, -1, modname) == LUA_TNIL {
         lua_pop(L, 1);
         lua_pushcfunction(L, openf);
diff --git a/mlua-sys/src/luau/lauxlib.rs b/mlua-sys/src/luau/lauxlib.rs
index ab85089..4507127 100644
--- a/mlua-sys/src/luau/lauxlib.rs
+++ b/mlua-sys/src/luau/lauxlib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use std::ptr;
 
 use super::lua::{self, lua_CFunction, lua_Number, lua_State, lua_Unsigned, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX};
 
+// Key, in the registry, for table of loaded modules
+pub const LUA_LOADED_TABLE: *const c_char = cstr!("_LOADED");
+
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct luaL_Reg {
     pub name: *const c_char,