diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
index be7aa5fc09d..3b16ca68342 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ builtins.removeAttrs attrs ["disabled" "checkInputs" "externalDeps"] // {
         LUAROCKS="$LUAROCKS --verbose"
     fi
 
-    patchShebangs .
-
     runHook postBuild
   '';