diff --git a/package/collectd/collectd.mk b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
index 50425e89ac..820547b511 100644
--- a/package/collectd/collectd.mk
+++ b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COLLECTD_AUTORECONF = YES
 # These require unmet dependencies, are fringe, pointless or deprecated
 COLLECTD_PLUGINS_DISABLE = \
 	apple_sensors aquaero ascent barometer dbi dpdkstat email \
-	gmond hddtemp intel_rdt ipmi java lpar lua \
+	gmond hddtemp intel_rdt ipmi java lpar \
 	madwifi mbmon mic multimeter netapp notify_desktop numa \
 	nut oracle perl pf pinba powerdns python routeros \
 	rrdcached sigrok tape target_v5upgrade teamspeak2 ted \
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ else
 COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libgcrypt=no
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LUA),y)
+COLLECTD_DEPENDENCIES += lua
+COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-lua
+else
+COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-lua
+endif
+
 define COLLECTD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -C $(@D) install
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/collectd-nagios