diff --git a/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template b/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
index 43a4ac037a9..ade3c9514a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lite-xl/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'lite-xl'
 pkgname=lite-xl
-version=2.1.1
+version=2.1.2
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64* i686* aarch64* arm*" # garbage software
 build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Duse_system_lua=true"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config lua54"
 makedepends="freetype-devel lua54-devel pcre2-devel SDL2-devel"
 short_desc="Lightweight text editor written in Lua"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://lite-xl.com/"
 changelog="https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/raw/master/changelog.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=75c0cbda2d34a88e86d3aa48abe9f0366093df3019796c03067a7594cc55abe6
+checksum=0ad5acbdc7a08f771386283f40f967c87a1d002bc5232ca78af2aa4fdb7bf38b
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE