diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 030d734980..afee42f434 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ jobs:
                 libjansson-dev \
                 libgeoip-dev \
                 liblua5.1-dev \
+                libluajit-5.1-dev \
                 libhiredis-dev \
                 libevent-dev \
                 libtool \
@@ -1482,7 +1483,7 @@ jobs:
           cp prep/cbindgen $HOME/.cargo/bin
           chmod 755 $HOME/.cargo/bin/cbindgen
       - run: ./autogen.sh
-      - run: CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" ./configure --enable-unittests
+      - run: CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" ./configure --enable-unittests --enable-luajit
       - run: make -j2
       - run: make check
       - run: tar xf prep/suricata-verify.tar.gz