diff --git a/prosodyctl b/prosodyctl
index 8580aaf69..4c3ae9815 100755
--- a/prosodyctl
+++ b/prosodyctl
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ function commands.about(arg)
 		print("  "..path);
 	end
 	print("");
-	local luarocks_status = (pcall(require, "luarocks.loader") and "Installed ("..(luarocks.cfg.program_version or "2.x+")..")")
+	local luarocks_status = (pcall(require, "luarocks.loader") and "Installed ("..(package.loaded["luarocks.cfg"].program_version or "2.x+")..")")
 		or (pcall(require, "luarocks.require") and "Installed (1.x)")
 		or "Not installed";
 	print("LuaRocks:        ", luarocks_status);