diff --git a/wordgrinder/Makefile b/wordgrinder/Makefile
index 84b241f..b069bda 100644
--- a/wordgrinder/Makefile
+++ b/wordgrinder/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ define Package/wordgrinder
 	TITLE:=A word processor for processing words
 	URL:=http://wordgrinder.sourceforge.net/
 	SUBMENU:=Editors
-	DEPENDS:=+libncursesw lua luafilesystem
+	DEPENDS:=+libncursesw +lua +luafilesystem
 endef
 
 define Package/wordgrinder/description
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ define Package/wordgrinder/install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,wordgrinder))
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,lua,Please install lua.))