diff --git a/src/luarocks/build/rust-mlua.lua b/src/luarocks/build/rust-mlua.lua
index 5b8cf2c..7429c37 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/build/rust-mlua.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/build/rust-mlua.lua
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ function mlua.run(rockspec, no_install)
             local luadir = path.lua_dir(rockspec.name, rockspec.version)
 
             fs.make_dir(dir.dir_name(luadir))
-            for from, to in pairs(rockspec.build.include) do
+            for f, to in pairs(rockspec.build.include) do
+                -- Make loop variable mutable in Lua 5.5
+                local from = f
                 if type(from) == "number" then
                     from = to
                 end