diff --git a/configure b/configure
index adf081a69..6a1d656ec 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ else
 		exit 1
 	fi
 fi
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -llua"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -llua$LUA_SUFFIX"
 
 echo -n "Checking Lua includes... "
 lua_h="$LUA_INCDIR/lua.h"