diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.54.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.54.bb
index ba1a2c54bf..72990d02e5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.54.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/lighttpd/lighttpd_1.4.54.bb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[webdav-props] = "--with-webdav-props,--without-webdav-props,libxml
 PACKAGECONFIG[webdav-locks] = "--with-webdav-locks,--without-webdav-locks,util-linux"
 PACKAGECONFIG[gdbm] = "--with-gdbm,--without-gdbm,gdbm"
 PACKAGECONFIG[memcache] = "--with-memcached,--without-memcached,libmemcached"
-PACKAGECONFIG[lua] = "--with-lua,--without-lua,lua5.1"
+PACKAGECONFIG[lua] = "--with-lua,--without-lua,lua"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-lfs"