diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua/template b/srcpkgs/lua/template
index 65bb41a4bb4..ee83f96b428 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'lua'
 pkgname=lua
 version=5.2.3
-revision=2
+revision=3
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel>=6.3"
 short_desc="Powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 lua-devel_package() {
-	depends="ncurses-devel readline-devel>=6.3 lua>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="${makedepends} lua>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include