diff --git a/package/ljsyscall/ljsyscall.mk b/package/ljsyscall/ljsyscall.mk
index 1f36dc71c2..cc49890756 100644
--- a/package/ljsyscall/ljsyscall.mk
+++ b/package/ljsyscall/ljsyscall.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else ifeq ($(LJSYSCALL_ARCH),)
 LJSYSCALL_ARCH = $(BR2_ARCH)
 endif
 
-LJSYSCALL_TARGET_DIR = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/luajit-$(LUAJIT_VERSION)
+LJSYSCALL_TARGET_DIR = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/lua/$(LUAINTERPRETER_ABIVER)
 
 define LJSYSCALL_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(LJSYSCALL_TARGET_DIR)/syscall