diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b3274f7a..e23004c9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ("$(wildcard $(LUA_LIB))", "") # LUA_LIB does not exist
 $(error $(LUA_LIB) does not exist.  Try to specify both LUA_PATH and LUA_LIB manually)
 endif
-LDFLAGS += $(LUA_LIB)
+EXEC_LDFLAGS += $(LUA_LIB)
 
 endif