diff --git a/package/pkg-luarocks.mk b/package/pkg-luarocks.mk
index 29c5e66cd1..f0985433b7 100644
--- a/package/pkg-luarocks.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-luarocks.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 #
 ifndef $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 define $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	cd $$($(2)_SRCDIR) && $$(LUAROCKS_RUN_ENV) flock $$(TARGET_DIR) \
+	cd $$($(2)_SRCDIR) && $$(LUAROCKS_RUN_ENV) \
 		$$(LUAROCKS_RUN_CMD) make --keep $$($(2)_ROCKSPEC) $$($(2)_BUILD_OPTS)
 endef
 endif