diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml
index 9524dd01df..b79368ce50 100644
--- a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ easyconfigs:
       options:
         from-pr: 18746
   - gnuplot-5.4.2-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
+      # make sure that Lua dependency is correctly picked up,
+      # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/19261
+      options:
+        from-pr: 19261
   - OpenFOAM-v2112-foss-2021b.eb