diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua53-luasec/template b/srcpkgs/lua53-luasec/template
index a5700cd2e08..16e685daf5a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua53-luasec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua53-luasec/template
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ checksum=cc9fc92df3be56add5c9687319951f457c31f5d12ac19cfc09d53056dc24f04e
 
 do_build() {
 	lua src/options.lua -g ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/openssl/ssl.h > src/options.h
-	make linux CC=$CC LD=$CC INC_PATH=-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include \
+	make linux CC=$CC LD=$CC \
+		INC_PATH="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua5.3" \
 		LIB_PATH=-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib
 }