diff --git a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
--- a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@
                   lua53
                   lua5.2
                   lua-5.2
-                  lua52)
+                  lua52
+                  luajit)
 set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
 set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 link_directories(${LUA_LIBRARY_DIRS})