diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 718dc6aeba..f51d7b2b52 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ return 0;
     AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_LUA], [test "x$enable_lua" != "xno"])
 
     # If Lua is enabled, test the integer size.
-    if test "x$enable_lua" = "xyes"; then
+    if test "x$enable_lua" = "xyes" -a "$cross_compiling" != "yes"; then
         TMPLIBS="$LIBS"
         LIBS=""