diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
index d1b47e6bcad..62ddc14ff93 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ with self; {
         );
     '';
 
-    NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-ldl" ];
-
     meta = with lib; {
       description = "Lightweight UNIX I/O and POSIX binding for Lua";
       homepage = "https://www.gitano.org.uk/luxio/";