diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/setup-hook.sh
index cbc7b7b53e9b..302702166139 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/setup-hook.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ addToLuaSearchPathWithCustomDelimiter() {
   # export only if the folder contains lua files
   shopt -s globstar
 
-
-  for _file in ${absPattern/\?/\*\*}; do
+  local adjustedPattern="${absPattern/\?/\*\*\/\*}"
+  for _file in $adjustedPattern; do
     export "${varName}=${!varName:+${!varName};}${absPattern}"
     shopt -u globstar
     return;