diff --git a/dev-lua/lpeg/lpeg-1.0.2-r101.ebuild b/dev-lua/lpeg/lpeg-1.0.2-r101.ebuild
index 0a8e84bf7e8e0..d911bbbf5ae57 100644
--- a/dev-lua/lpeg/lpeg-1.0.2-r101.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lua/lpeg/lpeg-1.0.2-r101.ebuild
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 lua_src_compile() {
 	cd "${S}.${ELUA}/" || die
 	emake CC="$(tc-getCC)" \
-		LUADIR="$(lua_get_include_dir)"
+		LUADIR="${EPREFIX}/$(lua_get_include_dir)"
 }
 
 src_compile() {