diff --git a/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template b/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
index d7cd47cfdf7..e7fb22d75b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/luafilesystem/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  structure and file attributes."
 
 do_build() {
-	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" LUA_INC=/usr/include/lua5.1
+	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" LUA_INC=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/lua5.1
 }
 
 do_install() {