diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
index 04bb9fc2bbd..16a2ec21079 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/redis/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, lua }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "3.0.7";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "08vzfdr67gp3lvk770qpax2c5g2sx8hn6p64jn3jddrvxb2939xj";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ lua ];
   makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out)";
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;