diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeciv/template b/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
index faa45f1a4c..cb64345294 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freeciv/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="--disable-static --enable-fcdb=sqlite3 --enable-fcmp=all
  --enable-client=all"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="SDL2_gfx-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_ttf-devel gtk+-devel
- gtk+3-devel libXaw-devel libcurl-devel lua-devel"
+ gtk+3-devel libXaw-devel libcurl-devel lua53-devel"
 short_desc="Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game - server/data"
 maintainer="bra1nwave <bra1nwave@protonmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"