diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 448b59d..335f0bf 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Build-depends: gettext, libnetfilter-conntrack-dev [linux-any],
                libidn11-dev, libdbus-1-dev (>=0.61), libgmp-dev, 
-               nettle-dev (>=2.4-3), libbsd-dev [!linux-any]
+               nettle-dev (>=2.4-3), libbsd-dev [!linux-any],
+	       liblua5.2-dev
 Maintainer: Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>
 Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
 Standards-Version: 3.9.8