diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9500b759..217d8a55 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$WHOAMI" = "xfalse"], [aw_whoami="???"], [aw_whoami=`$WHOAMI`])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWESOME_COMPILE_BY], ["$aw_whoami"], [build user])
 
 AS_AC_EXPAND(awesomelibdir, "$datarootdir/awesome/lib")
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWESOME_LIB_PATH], "${awesomelibdir}", [awesome lib path])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH], "${awesomelibdir}", [awesome lib path])
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 AC_PATH_XTRA
diff --git a/lua.c b/lua.c
index c11da31c..8218f5ff 100644
--- a/lua.c
+++ b/lua.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ luaA_parserc(const char *rcfile)
     draw_color_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen, "black", &globalconf.colors.fg);
     draw_color_new(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen, "white", &globalconf.colors.bg);
 
-    luaA_dostring(L, "package.path = package.path .. \";" AWESOME_LIB_PATH  "?.lua\"");
+    luaA_dostring(L, "package.path = package.path .. \";" AWESOME_LUA_LIB_PATH  "/?.lua\"");
 
     if(luaL_dofile(L, rcfile))
     {