diff --git a/Ports/lua/package.sh b/Ports/lua/package.sh
index 5e4ba8b286..164104211e 100755
--- a/Ports/lua/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/lua/package.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ port=lua
 version=5.3.6
 files="http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-${version}.tar.gz lua-${version}.tar.gz fc5fd69bb8736323f026672b1b7235da613d7177e72558893a0bdcd320466d60"
 auth_type=sha256
-makeopts=("-j$(nproc)" "serenity" "CC=${CC}" "AR=${AR}" "RANLIB=${RANLIB}")
+makeopts=("-Csrc/" "-j$(nproc)" "serenity" "CC=${CC}" "AR=${AR}" "RANLIB=${RANLIB}" )
 installopts=("INSTALL_TOP=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local")