diff --git a/make/host-tools.mk b/make/host-tools.mk
index aa970e01..ff579a90 100644
--- a/make/host-tools.mk
+++ b/make/host-tools.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ host-preqs: \
 	host_mkfs.jffs2 \
 	host_sumtool \
 	host_mkimage \
+	host_lua \
 	host_zic \
 	host_parted \
 	host_mkfs.fat \
@@ -238,6 +239,25 @@ $(HOST_DIR)/bin/resize2fs: $(ARCHIVE)/e2fsprogs-$(HOST_E2FSPROGS_VER).tar.gz | $
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+HOST_LUA_VER = $(LUA_VER)
+
+#$(ARCHIVE)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER).tar.gz:
+#	$(WGET) http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER).tar.gz
+
+HOST_LUA_PATCH  = lua-01-fix-build.patch
+
+host_lua: $(HOST_DIR)/bin/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER)
+$(HOST_DIR)/bin/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER): $(ARCHIVE)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(REMOVE)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER)
+	$(UNTAR)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER).tar.gz
+	$(CHDIR)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER); \
+		$(call apply_patches, $(HOST_LUA_PATCH)); \
+		$(MAKE) linux
+	install -m 0755 -D $(BUILD_TMP)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER)/src/lua $@
+	$(REMOVE)/lua-$(HOST_LUA_VER)
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # helper target to create ccache links (make sure to have ccache installed in /usr/bin ;)
 ccache: find-ccache $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin
 	@ln -sf $(CCACHE) $(HOST_DIR)/bin/cc
diff --git a/make/system-lua.mk b/make/system-lua.mk
index d28bb08f..a1f393d4 100644
--- a/make/system-lua.mk
+++ b/make/system-lua.mk
@@ -33,20 +33,6 @@ $(D)/lua: $(D)/libncurses $(ARCHIVE)/lua-$(LUA_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-HOST_LUA_PATCH  = lua-01-fix-build.patch
-
-# helper for luaposix build
-$(HOST_DIR)/bin/lua-$(LUA_VER): $(ARCHIVE)/lua-$(LUA_VER).tar.gz | $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(REMOVE)/lua-$(LUA_VER)
-	$(UNTAR)/lua-$(LUA_VER).tar.gz
-	$(CHDIR)/lua-$(LUA_VER); \
-		$(call apply_patches, $(HOST_LUA_PATCH)); \
-		$(MAKE) linux
-	install -m 0755 -D $(BUILD_TMP)/lua-$(LUA_VER)/src/lua $@
-	$(REMOVE)/lua-$(LUA_VER)
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 LUAEXPAT_VER = 1.3.0
 
 $(ARCHIVE)/luaexpat-$(LUAEXPAT_VER).tar.gz: