diff --git a/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template b/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
index 2cda7b8f074..d7cd47cfdf7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=luafilesystem
 version=1.6.2
 revision=2
-build_style=gnu-makefile
 makedepends="lua51-devel"
 short_desc="File System Library for the Lua Programming Language"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
@@ -17,6 +16,10 @@ long_desc="
  LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the underlying directory
  structure and file attributes."
 
+do_build() {
+	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" LUA_INC=/usr/include/lua5.1
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	make PREFIX=${DESTDIR}/usr install
 }