diff --git a/bindings/lua/Makefile.am b/bindings/lua/Makefile.am
index 2a27c10a..30d314c3 100644
--- a/bindings/lua/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/lua/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 INCLUDES=@INCLUDES@
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = sigar.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES=
+TESTS=
 
-sigar_la_SOURCES  =\
+if BUILD_LUA
+lib_LTLIBRARIES += sigar.la
+
+sigar_la_SOURCES =\
 	sigar.c \
 	sigar-cpu.c \
 	sigar-disk.c \
@@ -19,6 +23,11 @@ sigar_la_CPPFLAGS = ${LUA_CFLAGS}
 sigar_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -module -avoid-version
 sigar_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/libsigar.la
 
+TESTS += \
+	sigar-test.lua
+
+endif
+
 noinst_HEADERS = lua-sigar.h
 
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
@@ -27,5 +36,3 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
 	DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${top_builddir}/src/.libs/" \
 	lua 
 
-TESTS = \
-	sigar-test.lua
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48d2f256..e42a9d14 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -129,13 +129,15 @@ if test "$WITH_LUA" != "no"; then
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LUA, lua5.1 >= 5.1, [
      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LUA], [1], [liblua])
      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LUA_H], [1], [lua.h])
-   ]) 
+   ],[WITH_LUA=no])
  ])
 
  AC_SUBST(LUA_CFLAGS)
  AC_SUBST(LUA_LIBS)
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_LUA],[test "$WITH_LUA" != "no"])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 include/Makefile