diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/lux-lua.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/lux-lua.nix
index 120b7fc3a231..ec9b6a49f518 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/lux-lua.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/lux-lua.nix
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     gpgme
     libgit2
     libgpg-error
-    lua
     openssl
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    lua
+  ];
+
   doCheck = false; # lux-lua tests are broken in nixpkgs
   useNextest = true;
   nativeCheckInputs = [