diff -u -r ../luarocks-2.4.0/Makefile ./Makefile
--- ../luarocks-2.4.0/Makefile	2016-09-08 14:39:09.000000000 -0400
+++ ./Makefile	2016-09-26 09:15:45.364036927 -0400
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	for f in $(BIN_FILES) ;\
 	do \
 	   mv src/bin/$$f src/bin/$$f.bak ;\
-	   sed "s,^#!.*lua.*,#!/usr/bin/env lua,;/^package.path/d" < src/bin/$$f.bak > src/bin/$$f ;\
+	   sed "s,^#!.*lua.*,#!/usr/bin/env luajit,;/^package.path/d" < src/bin/$$f.bak > src/bin/$$f ;\
 	   chmod +rx src/bin/$$f ;\
 	   rm -f src/bin/$$f.bak ;\
 	done