diff --git a/lib/lua/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/lua/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e5e0f565..0a04d1ee6 100644
--- a/lib/lua/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/lua/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,21 +11,16 @@ file(GLOB SOURCE
 list(REMOVE_ITEM SOURCE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lua.c" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/luac.c")
 
 # add headers to MSVC project files:
-if (WIN32)
+if (MSVC)
 	file(GLOB HEADERS "src/*.h")
 	list(REMOVE_ITEM SOURCE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lua.h" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/luac.h")
 	set(SOURCE ${SOURCE} ${HEADERS})
 	source_group("Sources" FILES ${SOURCE})
 endif()
 
+
 # Lua needs to be linked dynamically on Windows and statically on *nix, so that LuaRocks work
 if (WIN32)
-
-	#for compiliers other than msvc we need to tell lua that its building as a dll
-	if (NOT MSVC)
-		add_flags_cxx(-DLUA_BUILD_AS_DLL=1)
-	endif()
-	
 	add_library(lua SHARED ${SOURCE})
 	set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/MCServer)
 
@@ -53,7 +48,7 @@ if (WIN32)
 		)
 	endif()
 
-	set_target_properties(lua PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "lua51")
+	set_target_properties(lua PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "lua51" PREFIX "")
 
 	# NOTE: The DLL for each configuration is stored at the same place, thus overwriting each other.
 	# This is known, however such behavior is needed for LuaRocks - they always load "lua5.1.dll" or "lua51.dll"
@@ -63,6 +58,7 @@ else()
 	add_library(lua ${SOURCE})
 endif()
 
+
 # Tell Lua what dynamic loader to use (for LuaRocks):
 if (UNIX)
 	add_definitions(-DLUA_USE_DLOPEN)