diff --git a/lua-simdjson-scm-1.rockspec b/lua-simdjson-scm-1.rockspec
index 5e47bbb..7646ace 100644
--- a/lua-simdjson-scm-1.rockspec
+++ b/lua-simdjson-scm-1.rockspec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ build = {
          build_variables = {
             LUA_LIBDIR="$(LUA_LIBDIR)",
             LUALIB="$(LUALIB)",
+            LD="$(LD)",
          }
       }
    }