diff --git a/package/lua/lua.mk b/package/lua/lua.mk
index da2c50bf..8b15ef18 100644
--- a/package/lua/lua.mk
+++ b/package/lua/lua.mk
@@ -10,27 +10,34 @@ LUA_DIR = lua-$(LUA_VERSION)
 LUA_SOURCE = lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz
 LUA_SITE = https://www.lua.org
 
-$(DL_DIR)/$(LUA_SOURCE):
-	$(download) $(LUA_SITE)/ftp/$(LUA_SOURCE)
-
 LUA_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
 
-lua: $(LUA_DEPENDENCIES) $(DL_DIR)/$(LUA_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(REMOVE)/$(LUA_DIR)
-	$(UNTAR)/$(LUA_SOURCE)
-	$(call APPLY_PATCHES,$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR))
-	$(CHDIR)/$(LUA_DIR); \
-		$(MAKE) linux \
-			PKG_VERSION=$(LUA_VERSION) \
-			$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ENVIRONMENT) \
-			AR="$(TARGET_AR) rcu" \
-			LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
-			; \
-		$(MAKE) install INSTALL_TOP=$(TARGET_prefix) INSTALL_MAN=$(TARGET_DIR)$(REMOVE_man1dir); \
-		$(MAKE) pc INSTALL_TOP=$(TARGET_prefix) > $(TARGET_libdir)/pkgconfig/lua.pc
+LUA_MAKE_ARGS = \
+	linux
+
+LUA_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	PKG_VERSION=$(LUA_VERSION) \
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ENVIRONMENT) \
+	AR="$(TARGET_AR) rcu" \
+	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
+
+LUA_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS = \
+	INSTALL_TOP=$(TARGET_prefix) \
+	INSTALL_MAN=$(TARGET_DIR)$(REMOVE_man1dir)
+
+define LUA_MAKE_PC
+	$(CHDIR)/$($(PKG)_DIR); \
+		$($(PKG)_MAKE) pc INSTALL_TOP=$(TARGET_prefix) > $(TARGET_libdir)/pkgconfig/lua.pc
+endef
+LUA_POST_COMPILE_HOOKS += LUA_MAKE_PC
+
+define LUA_TARGET_CLEANUP
 	$(TARGET_RM) $(TARGET_bindir)/luac
-	$(REMOVE)/$(LUA_DIR)
-	$(call TOUCH)
+endef
+LUA_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += LUA_TARGET_CLEANUP
+
+lua: | $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(call generic-package)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -39,20 +46,17 @@ HOST_LUA_DIR = lua-$(HOST_LUA_VERSION)
 HOST_LUA_SOURCE = lua-$(HOST_LUA_VERSION).tar.gz
 HOST_LUA_SITE = http://www.lua.org/ftp
 
-#$(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_LUA_SOURCE):
-#	$(download) $(HOST_LUA_SITE)/$(HOST_LUA_SOURCE)
-
 HOST_LUA_PATCH  = lua-01-fix-LUA_ROOT.patch
 HOST_LUA_PATCH += lua-01-remove-readline.patch
 
+HOST_LUA_MAKE_ARGS = \
+	linux
+
+HOST_LUA_MAKE_INSTALL_OPTS = \
+	INSTALL_TOP=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	INSTALL_MAN=$(HOST_DIR)/share/man/man1
+
 HOST_LUA = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/lua
 
-host-lua: $(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_LUA_SOURCE) | $(HOST_DIR)
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(UNTAR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-	$(call APPLY_PATCHES,$(PKG_PATCH))
-	$(CHDIR)/$(PKG_DIR); \
-		$(MAKE) linux; \
-		$(MAKE) install INSTALL_TOP=$(HOST_DIR) INSTALL_MAN=$(HOST_DIR)/share/man/man1
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(call TOUCH)
+host-lua: | $(HOST_DIR)
+	$(call host-generic-package)