diff --git a/Ports/lua/package.sh b/Ports/lua/package.sh
index 164104211e..3dc3eed5c9 100755
--- a/Ports/lua/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/lua/package.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 port=lua
 version=5.3.6
 files="http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-${version}.tar.gz lua-${version}.tar.gz fc5fd69bb8736323f026672b1b7235da613d7177e72558893a0bdcd320466d60"
+depends=("readline")
 auth_type=sha256
 makeopts=("-Csrc/" "-j$(nproc)" "serenity" "CC=${CC}" "AR=${AR}" "RANLIB=${RANLIB}" )
 installopts=("INSTALL_TOP=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local")
diff --git a/Ports/lua/patches/lua.patch b/Ports/lua/patches/lua.patch
index 28348203f6..1a57a7cbcb 100644
--- a/Ports/lua/patches/lua.patch
+++ b/Ports/lua/patches/lua.patch
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ diff -Naur lua-5.3.6/src/Makefile lua-5.3.6.serenity/src/Makefile
 +	$(MAKE) $(ALL) \
 +		CC="$(CC) -std=gnu99" \
 +		AR="$(AR) rcu" \
-+		SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_DLOPEN" \
-+		SYSLIBS="-ldl"
++		SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN -DLUA_USE_READLINE" \
++		SYSLIBS="-ldl -lreadline"
 +
  # list targets that do not create files (but not all makes understand .PHONY)
  .PHONY: all $(PLATS) default o a clean depend echo none