diff --git a/liblua/Makefile b/liblua/Makefile
index 12be8e83d..89a11e71f 100644
--- a/liblua/Makefile
+++ b/liblua/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ freebsd:
 generic: $(ALL)
 
 linux:
-	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline"
+	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -ltermcap -lncurses"
 
 macosx:
 	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_MACOSX" SYSLIBS="-lreadline"