diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua51-luasec/template b/srcpkgs/lua51-luasec/template
index e09ea27665..c02e45e994 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua51-luasec/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua51-luasec/template
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ replaces="luasec<=0.5.1_1"
 
 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 LIB_PATH=-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib
+	make linux CC=$CC LD=$CC \
+		INC_PATH="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua5.1" \
+		LIB_PATH=-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib
 }
 
 post_install() {