diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index 00d1b6031..5f310867f 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+-- If LuaRocks is installed, make sure that packages installed through it are
+-- found (e.g. lgi). If LuaRocks is not installed, do nothing.
+pcall(require, "luarocks.loader")
+
 -- @DOC_REQUIRE_SECTION@
 -- Standard awesome library
 local gears = require("gears")