diff --git a/tools/erlparse.lua b/tools/erlparse.lua
index 25c38bcf4..45bed265d 100644
--- a/tools/erlparse.lua
+++ b/tools/erlparse.lua
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ local function readFile(filename)
 	end;
 end
 
-module "erlparse"
+local _M = {};
 
-function parseFile(file)
+function _M.parseFile(file)
 	return readFile(file);
 end