diff --git a/luci.mk b/luci.mk
index 6ece81c3d6..f9153819ee 100644
--- a/luci.mk
+++ b/luci.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ LUCI_LIBRARYDIR = $(LUA_LIBRARYDIR)/luci
 
 define SrcDiet
 	$(FIND) $(1) -type f -name '*.lua' | while read src; do \
-		if luasrcdiet --noopt-binequiv -o "$$$$src.o" "$$$$src"; \
+		if LUA_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib/lua/5.1/?.lua" luasrcdiet --noopt-binequiv -o "$$$$src.o" "$$$$src"; \
 		then mv "$$$$src.o" "$$$$src"; fi; \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/modules/luci-base/Makefile b/modules/luci-base/Makefile
index 5c38d99c58..437cdc6652 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/Makefile
+++ b/modules/luci-base/Makefile
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C src/ clean po2lmo
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) bin/luasrcdiet
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) src/po2lmo $(1)/bin/po2lmo
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/bin/luasrcdiet $(1)/bin/luasrcdiet
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/luasrcdiet $(1)/lib/lua/5.1/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))