diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index ec59355..6f386cb 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -31,9 +31,15 @@ else
 	ifeq ($(platform),Darwin)
 		LUAPLATFORM = macosx
 	else
-		LUALIB +=  -ldl
-		LDLIBS +=  -ltermcap -lncurses
-		LUAPLATFORM = linux
+		ifeq ($(platform),NetBSD)
+			LDLIBS +=  -L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/pkg/lib
+			LDLIBS +=  -ltermcap -lncurses
+			LUAPLATFORM = netbsd
+		else
+			LUALIB +=  -ldl
+			LDLIBS +=  -ltermcap -lncurses
+			LUAPLATFORM = linux
+		endif
 	endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/liblua/Makefile b/liblua/Makefile
index 5525606..346afae 100644
--- a/liblua/Makefile
+++ b/liblua/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MYOBJS=
 
 # == END OF USER SETTINGS -- NO NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE =======
 
-PLATS= aix ansi bsd freebsd generic linux macosx mingw posix solaris
+PLATS= aix ansi bsd freebsd generic linux macosx mingw netbsd posix solaris
 
 LUA_A=	liblua.a
 CORE_O=	lapi.o lcode.o lctype.o ldebug.o ldo.o ldump.o lfunc.o lgc.o llex.o \
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ mingw:
 	"SYSCFLAGS=-DLUA_BUILD_AS_DLL" "SYSLIBS=" "SYSLDFLAGS=-s" lua.exe
 	$(MAKE) "LUAC_T=luac.exe" luac.exe
 
+netbsd:
+	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_LINUX" SYSLDFLAGS="-L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/pkg/lib" SYSLIBS="-Wl,-E -lreadline -ltermcap -lncurses"
+
 posix:
 	$(MAKE) $(ALL) SYSCFLAGS="-DLUA_USE_POSIX"