diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/nmap/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/nmap/default.nix
index 4c6df817a72d..09423a96ef96 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/nmap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/nmap/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libpcap, pkgconfig, openssl
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libpcap, pkgconfig, openssl, lua5_3
 , graphicalSupport ? false
 , libX11 ? null
 , gtk2 ? null
@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --replace 'ARFLAGS="-o"' 'ARFLAGS="-r"'
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = []
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-liblua=${lua5_3}" ]
     ++ optional (!pythonSupport) "--without-ndiff"
     ++ optional (!graphicalSupport) "--without-zenmap"
     ;
 
+  makeFlags = optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    "AR=${stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}ar"
+    "RANLIB=${stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}ranlib"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}gcc"
+  ];
+
   postInstall = optionalString pythonSupport ''
       wrapProgram $out/bin/ndiff --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$(toPythonPath $out)" --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$PYTHONPATH"
   '' + optionalString graphicalSupport ''