diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
index 903af0bfd5f..8b5da052852 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildFlags     = [ "amalg" ]; # Build highly optimized version
   installPhase   = ''
     make install INSTALL_INC=$out/include PREFIX=$out
+    ln -s $out/bin/luajit* $out/bin/lua
     ln -s $out/bin/luajit* $out/bin/luajit
   '';