diff --git a/srcpkgs/luasocket/template b/srcpkgs/luasocket/template
index ed1ba8a4846..0893bbc0776 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/luasocket/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/luasocket/template
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ long_desc="
  modules that add support for functionality commonly needed by applications
  that deal with the Internet."
 
+do_build() {
+	make LUAINC=-I/usr/include/lua5.1 ${makejobs}
+}
+
 luasocket_package() {
 	depends="lua51"
 	pkg_install() {