diff --git a/core/xmake.sh b/core/xmake.sh
index 2ae2e686b..2b7767b0c 100755
--- a/core/xmake.sh
+++ b/core/xmake.sh
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ option_find_lua() {
     local ldflags=""
     local cflags=""
     option "lua"
-        cflags=`pkg-config --cflags lua5.4 2>/dev/null`
-        ldflags=`pkg-config --libs lua5.4 2>/dev/null`
+        cflags=`pkg-config --cflags lua 2>/dev/null`
+        ldflags=`pkg-config --libs lua 2>/dev/null`
         if test_z "${cflags}"; then
             cflags="-I/usr/include/lua5.4"
         fi