diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 5e9adc307a2a..1ed1d6719e38 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -415,11 +415,17 @@ in
     ];
   });
 
-  luaprompt = prev.luaprompt.overrideAttrs (_: {
+  luaprompt = prev.luaprompt.overrideAttrs (oa: {
     externalDeps = [
       { name = "READLINE"; dep = readline; }
       { name = "HISTORY"; dep = readline; }
     ];
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = oa.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ installShellFiles ];
+
+    postInstall = ''
+      installManPage luap.1
+    '';
   });
 
   # As a nix user, use this derivation instead of "luarocks_bootstrap"