diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
index 5652af8e443..8573282b9f5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexchat/template
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ version=2.14.2
 revision=3
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dwith-dbus=true -Dwith-ssl=true -Dwith-text=false
- -Dwith-perl=/usr/bin/perl -Dwith-python=python3"
+ -Dwith-perl=/usr/bin/perl -Dwith-python=python3
+ -Dwith-lua=$(vopt_if LuaJIT luajit lua)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel libressl-devel dbus-glib-devel perl libnotify-devel
- libcanberra-devel libxml2-devel pciutils-devel libproxy-devel LuaJIT-devel
- iso-codes python3-devel"
+ libcanberra-devel libxml2-devel pciutils-devel libproxy-devel
+ iso-codes python3-devel $(vopt_if LuaJIT LuaJIT-devel lua-devel)"
 depends="desktop-file-utils enchant"
 short_desc="A GTK+ based IRC client successor of Xchat"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -17,14 +18,17 @@ homepage="https://hexchat.github.io/"
 changelog="https://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.html"
 distfiles="https://dl.hexchat.net/hexchat/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=7792b9e52560fbd3e10d75bfb5d138a20913a87771d676d296547f1b4ac09618
+build_options="LuaJIT"
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	arm*-musl) : "LuaJIT is broken for musl cross arches" ;;
+	aarch64*) : "LuaJIT is not supported on aarch64" ;;
+	*) build_options_default+=" LuaJIT" ;;
+esac
 lib32disabled=yes
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	broken="cross builds currently broken"
-	# dbus-binding-tools
-	# xmllint
-	# gdk-pixbuf-pixdata
-	hostmakedepends+=" dbus-glib-devel libxml2-devel gdk-pixbuf"
+	hostmakedepends+=" dbus-glib-devel libxml2-devel gdk-pixbuf perl"
 fi
 
 post_install() {