diff --git a/package/lua-compat53/lua-compat53.mk b/package/lua-compat53/lua-compat53.mk
index 0cfbe2d795..12ac5c011b 100644
--- a/package/lua-compat53/lua-compat53.mk
+++ b/package/lua-compat53/lua-compat53.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@ LUA_COMPAT53_NAME_UPSTREAM = compat53
 LUA_COMPAT53_SUBDIR = lua-compat-5.3-$(LUA_COMPAT53_VERSION_UPSTREAM)
 LUA_COMPAT53_LICENSE = MIT
 LUA_COMPAT53_LICENSE_FILES = $(LUA_COMPAT53_SUBDIR)/LICENSE
+LUA_COMPAT53_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+define LUA_COMPAT53_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(LUA_COMPAT53_SUBDIR)/c-api/compat-5.3.c \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/compat-5.3.c
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(LUA_COMPAT53_SUBDIR)/c-api/compat-5.3.h \
+		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/compat-5.3.h
+endef
 
 $(eval $(luarocks-package))