diff --git a/lang/lua/lua5.4/Makefile b/lang/lua/lua5.4/Makefile
index 3db0e300fa..d01e758539 100644
--- a/lang/lua/lua5.4/Makefile
+++ b/lang/lua/lua5.4/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=lua
 PKG_VERSION:=5.4.7
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.lua.org/ftp/ \
diff --git a/lang/lua/lua5.4/patches/200-lua-path.patch b/lang/lua/lua5.4/patches/200-lua-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fa32cd85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/lua/lua5.4/patches/200-lua-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From dd82c673231224361dc9ec3cd2861418fd4ce731 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alexandru Ardelean <alex@shruggie.ro>
+Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:52:14 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] lua5.4: point LUA_ROOT at /usr for OpenWrt module paths
+
+luaconf.h hardcodes LUA_ROOT to /usr/local/, where nothing installs on
+OpenWrt; point it at /usr/ so modules under /usr/{share,lib}/lua/5.4/
+are found.
+
+Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alex@shruggie.ro>
+---
+ src/luaconf.h | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/src/luaconf.h
++++ b/src/luaconf.h
+@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
+ 
+ #else			/* }{ */
+ 
+-#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/local/"
++#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/"
+ #define LUA_LDIR	LUA_ROOT "share/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
+ #define LUA_CDIR	LUA_ROOT "lib/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
+