diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
index 7133f54025b..74ccb91030a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ name ? "${attrs.pname}-${attrs.version}"
 , version
 
 # by default prefix `name` e.g. "lua5.2-${name}"
-, namePrefix ? "lua" + lua.luaversion + "-"
+, namePrefix ? if lua.pkgs.isLuaJIT
+               then lua.name + "-"
+               else "lua" + lua.luaversion + "-"
 
 # Dependencies for building the package
 , buildInputs ? []