diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua52-compat53/template b/srcpkgs/lua52-compat53/template
index 9c938665438..afaccd954bc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua52-compat53/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua52-compat53/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checksum=f5dc30e7b1fda856ee4d392be457642c1f0c259264a9b9bfbcb680302ce88fc2
 _rockname=${pkgname#lua52-}
 _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"
 }