diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/lua-dso.make b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/lua-dso.make
index d49c6bff498..11ac71fd819 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/lua-dso.make
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/lua-dso.make
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 $(LUA_SO): $(CORE_O) $(LIB_O)
-	$(CC) -shared -ldl -Wl,-soname,$(LUA_SO).$(V) -o $@.$(R) $? -lm $(MYLDFLAGS)
+	$(CC) -shared $(SYSLIBS) -Wl,-soname,$(LUA_SO).$(V) -o $@.$(R) $? $(MYLDFLAGS)
 	ln -sf $(LUA_SO).$(R) $(LUA_SO).$(V)
 	ln -sf $(LUA_SO).$(R) $(LUA_SO)