diff --git a/src/lua-lxc/Makefile.am b/src/lua-lxc/Makefile.am
index 11eabfdc8b..7bbaf610cf 100644
--- a/src/lua-lxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lua-lxc/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if ENABLE_LUA
 luadir=$(LUA_INSTALL_LMOD)
 sodir=$(LUA_INSTALL_CMOD)/lxc
 
-lua_SCRIPTS=lxc.lua
+lua_DATA=lxc.lua
 
 so_PROGRAMS = core.so