diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2517b37e4..cc4b24167 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(USE_LUA),)
 check_lua_lib = $(shell echo "int main(){}" | $(CC) -o /dev/null -x c - $(2) -l$(1) 2>/dev/null && echo $(1))
 
+BUILD_OPTIONS   += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_LUA)
 OPTIONS_CFLAGS  += -DUSE_LUA $(if $(LUA_INC),-I$(LUA_INC))
 LUA_LD_FLAGS := $(if $(LUA_LIB),-L$(LUA_LIB))
 ifeq ($(LUA_LIB_NAME),)