diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2915a9b..5ca3d9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ if (lua_ADDED)
   # lua has no CMake support, so we create our own target
 
   FILE(GLOB lua_sources ${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c)
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM lua_sources "${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/lua.c" "${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/luac.c")
   add_library(lua STATIC ${lua_sources})
 
   target_include_directories(lua
diff --git a/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt
index 07f8d63..c28274c 100644
--- a/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sol2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if (lua_ADDED)
   # lua has no CMakeLists, so we create our own target
 
   FILE(GLOB lua_sources ${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/*.c)
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM lua_sources "${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/lua.c" "${lua_SOURCE_DIR}/luac.c")
   add_library(lua STATIC ${lua_sources})
 
   target_include_directories(lua