diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index a9bcec9..b902283 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ find_package(ASSIMP REQUIRED)
 if (LUA_ENABLED)
 ## Find Lua
 find_package(Lua REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif ()
 
 add_library(couchlib STATIC)
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ target_link_libraries(couchlib OpenGL::GL)
 target_link_libraries(couchlib GLEW::GLEW)
 if (LUA_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(couchlib_luascripting ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(couchlib_luascripting PRIVATE "${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif () 
 target_link_libraries(couchlib ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(couchlib ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/scripting/CMakeLists.txt b/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
index 53bce77..98e1b67 100644
--- a/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripting/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ if (LUA_ENABLED)
     LANGUAGE lua
     SOURCES couch.i lua/helpers.i)
 
-  target_include_directories(couchlua PRIVATE
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/core"
-    "${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+  target_include_directories(couchlua PRIVATE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/core")
 
   swig_link_libraries(couchlua
     PRIVATE