diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 9f03b84588e..1967668b1a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ with super;
 
   luadbi-mysql = super.luadbi-mysql.override({
     extraVariables = ''
-      -- Can't just be /include, unfortunately
+      -- Can't just be /include and /lib, unfortunately needs the trailing 'mysql'
       MYSQL_INCDIR='${pkgs.mysql.connector-c}/include/mysql';
+      MYSQL_LIBDIR='${pkgs.mysql.connector-c}/lib/mysql';
     '';
     buildInputs = [
       pkgs.mysql.client