diff --git a/ghc-hslua.spec b/ghc-hslua.spec
index 89cb3f7..d91b2a0 100644
--- a/ghc-hslua.spec
+++ b/ghc-hslua.spec
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkg_name} library development files.
 %setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
+%define cabal_configure_options -f-system-lua
 %ghc_lib_build
 
 %install