diff --git a/mods/irc/init.lua b/mods/irc/init.lua
index ca5ef8d7..c67d2b48 100644
--- a/mods/irc/init.lua
+++ b/mods/irc/init.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package.path =
 		-- For LuaIRC to find its files
 		..modpath.."/?.lua;"
 		..package.path
-		..";/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lua/5.1/socket/*.so"
+		..";/usr/lib/*/lua/5.1/socket/*.so"
 
 -- The build of Lua that Minetest comes with only looks for libraries under
 -- /usr/local/share and /usr/local/lib but LuaSocket is often installed under