diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/lua.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/lua.section.md
index 2ed02ab9d6c7..c5049326a776 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/lua.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/lua.section.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Each interpreter has the following attributes:
 
 #### `buildLuarocksPackage` function {#buildluarockspackage-function}
 
-The `buildLuarocksPackage` function is implemented in `pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix`
+The `buildLuarocksPackage` function is implemented in `pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix`
 The following is an example:
 ```nix
 luaposix = buildLuarocksPackage {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix
rename to pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
index ecb022e715d5..f2780bb9e637 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
 
   buildLuaApplication = args: buildLuarocksPackage ({ namePrefix = ""; } // args);
 
-  buildLuarocksPackage = lib.makeOverridable (callPackage ../development/interpreters/lua-5/build-lua-package.nix { });
+  buildLuarocksPackage = lib.makeOverridable (callPackage ../development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix { });
 
   luaLib = callPackage ../development/lua-modules/lib.nix { };