diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua52-luasec/template b/srcpkgs/lua52-luasec/template
index dbd240a32b3..6267ba4997a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua52-luasec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua52-luasec/template
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ checksum=cef3a35c18beb8a54d9c8ce6260a4cabbd9a386de8711320d084daffad0aed5d
 
 do_build() {
 	lua src/options.lua -g ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/openssl/ssl.h > src/options.h
-	make linux CC=$CC LD=$CC INC_PATH=-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include \
+	make linux CC=$CC LD=$CC \
+		INC_PATH="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua5.2" \
 		LIB_PATH=-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib
 }