diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
index d17547eff73a..bc79b674b472 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
   # These are added to nativeBuildInputs when doCheck = true.
   nativeCheckInputs ? [ ],
 
+  # Rockspec `build_dependencies` generated by `luarocks nix`).
+  nativeBuildInputs ? [ ],
+
   # propagate build dependencies so in case we have A -> B -> C,
   # C can import package A propagated by B
   propagatedBuildInputs ? [ ],
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ let
           wrapLua
           luarocks_bootstrap
         ]
+        ++ nativeBuildInputs
         ++ lib.optionals self.doCheck self.nativeCheckInputs;
 
         inherit
diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 5b455679b365..0565937ec763 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ in
 
     # ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64
     # clang-16: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
-    meta.broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+    meta.broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin || luaAtLeast "5.5";
   });
 
   lua-subprocess = prev.lua-subprocess.overrideAttrs {
@@ -1071,6 +1071,10 @@ in
       cargo
       rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
     ];
+
+    meta = old.meta // {
+      broken = luaAtLeast "5.5";
+    };
   });
 
   tl = prev.tl.overrideAttrs (old: {
@@ -1100,51 +1104,17 @@ in
   });
 
   tree-sitter-http = prev.tree-sitter-http.overrideAttrs (old: {
-    strictDeps = false;
-    propagatedBuildInputs =
-      let
-        # HACK: luarocks-nix puts rockspec build dependencies in the nativeBuildInputs,
-        # but that doesn't seem to work
-        lua = lib.head old.propagatedBuildInputs;
-      in
-      old.propagatedBuildInputs
-      ++ [
-        lua.pkgs.luarocks-build-treesitter-parser
-        tree-sitter
-      ];
-
     nativeBuildInputs = old.nativeBuildInputs or [ ] ++ [
+      tree-sitter
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
   });
 
   tree-sitter-norg = prev.tree-sitter-norg.overrideAttrs (old: {
-    propagatedBuildInputs =
-      let
-        # HACK: luarocks-nix puts rockspec build dependencies in the nativeBuildInputs,
-        # but that doesn't seem to work
-        lua = lib.head old.propagatedBuildInputs;
-      in
-      old.propagatedBuildInputs
-      ++ [
-        lua.pkgs.luarocks-build-treesitter-parser-cpp
-      ];
-
     meta.broken = lua.luaversion != "5.1";
   });
 
   tree-sitter-orgmode = prev.tree-sitter-orgmode.overrideAttrs (old: {
-    strictDeps = false;
-    propagatedBuildInputs =
-      let
-        # HACK: luarocks-nix puts rockspec build dependencies in the nativeBuildInputs,
-        # but that doesn't seem to work
-        lua = lib.head old.propagatedBuildInputs;
-      in
-      old.propagatedBuildInputs
-      ++ [
-        lua.pkgs.luarocks-build-treesitter-parser
-      ];
     nativeBuildInputs = old.nativeBuildInputs or [ ] ++ [
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
       tree-sitter