diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua54-luautf8/template b/srcpkgs/lua54-luautf8/template
index 909d6b9e57f..426db82c719 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua54-luautf8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua54-luautf8/template
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ done
 _rockname=${pkgname#lua54-}
 _rocksrel=1
 _package() {
-	luarocks --lua-version="$1" --tree="${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/" \
+	luarocks --lua-version="$1" --tree="${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/" LUA_INCDIR="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua$1" \
 		make --deps-mode=none --no-manifest "rockspecs/${_rockname}-${version}-${_rocksrel}.rockspec"
 }