diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1008a2..1cf1ca8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ $ meson build
 $ ninja -C build
 ```
 
+If you plan to use luajit instead, use the following commands instead.
+
+```
+$ meson -Dlua-pkg=luajit build
+$ ninja -C build
+```
+
 Installing is accomplished with the following command:
 
 ```
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 32a76a3..4cd3d7c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
 )
 
 git               = find_program('git', required: false)
-lua               = dependency('lua')
+lua               = dependency(get_option('lua-pkg'))
 wayland_client    = dependency('wayland-client')
 wayland_protocols = dependency('wayland-protocols')
 wayland_scanner   = dependency('wayland-scanner')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0a890cf..1096647 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 option('kiwmi-version', type: 'string', description: 'The version string reported in `kiwmi -v`.')
+option('lua-pkg', type: 'string', value: 'lua', description: 'The Lua version to use.')