diff --git a/lang/luarocks/Makefile b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
index 7519f8f7c..b8b89ae99 100644
--- a/lang/luarocks/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=luarocks
 PKG_VERSION:=2.2.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS = \
     --sysconfdir=/etc \
     --with-lua=$(STAGING_DIR)/host
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS = \
+	LUAROCKS_UNAME_S="Linux" \
+	LUAROCKS_UNAME_M="$(ARCH)"
+
 define Build/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,build)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/luarocks/patches/02_allow_configure_uname_siteconfig_adjustment.patch b/lang/luarocks/patches/02_allow_configure_uname_siteconfig_adjustment.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c9c96884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/luarocks/patches/02_allow_configure_uname_siteconfig_adjustment.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Index: luarocks-2.2.2/configure
+===================================================================
+--- luarocks-2.2.2.orig/configure
++++ luarocks-2.2.2/configure
+@@ -388,18 +388,22 @@ then
+ fi
+ 
+ echo_n "Configuring for system... "
+-if uname -s
+-then
+-   LUAROCKS_UNAME_S=`uname -s`
+-else
+-   die "Could not determine operating system. 'uname -s' failed."
++if [ -z "$LUAROCKS_UNAME_S" ]; then
++    if uname -s
++    then
++        LUAROCKS_UNAME_S=`uname -s`
++    else
++        die "Could not determine operating system. 'uname -s' failed."
++    fi
+ fi
+ echo_n "Configuring for architecture... "
+-if uname -m
+-then
+-   LUAROCKS_UNAME_M=`uname -m`
+-else
+-   die "Could not determine processor architecture. 'uname -m' failed."
++if [ -z "$LUAROCKS_UNAME_M" ]; then
++    if uname -m
++    then
++        LUAROCKS_UNAME_M=`uname -m`
++    else
++        die "Could not determine processor architecture. 'uname -m' failed."
++    fi
+ fi
+ 
+ for v in 5.1 5.2 5.3; do