diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gegl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gegl/default.nix
index 93035b373eb4..addc4a9dbe44 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gegl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gegl/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 , openexr
 , OpenCL
 , suitesparse
+, withLuaJIT ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform luajit
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -71,13 +72,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libraw
     libwebp
     gexiv2
-    luajit
     openexr
     suitesparse
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     OpenCL
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [
     llvmPackages.openmp
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withLuaJIT [
+    luajit
   ];
 
   # for gegl-4.0.pc
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Disabled due to multiple vulnerabilities, see
     # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/73586
     "-Djasper=disabled"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!withLuaJIT) [
+    "-Dlua=disabled"
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''