diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cc134bdc7eb..fadcb46b0f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3464,6 +3464,7 @@ let
     compat = true;
   };
   lua5 = lua5_1;
+  lua = lua5;
 
   lua5_sockets = callPackage ../development/interpreters/lua-5/sockets.nix {};
   lua5_expat = callPackage ../development/interpreters/lua-5/expat.nix {};