diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 4f9f55a..da66a19 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ before_build:
     %DEPENDS% copy SDL2_mixer-2.0.2\%ARCH%\bin\*.dll %PREFIX%\lib > nul
 
   # Lua
+  - ps: |
+      If (!(Test-Path -Path "c:\usr\lib\liblua53.a")) {
+          (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://sourceforge.net/projects/luabinaries/files/5.3.4/Windows%20Libraries/Static/lua-5.3.4_Win32_mingw4_lib.zip/download", "c:\lua-5.3.4_Win32_mingw4_lib.zip")
+      }
   - |-
-    %DEPENDS% appveyor DownloadFile https://sourceforge.net/projects/luabinaries/files/5.3.4/Windows%20Libraries/Static/lua-5.3.4_Win32_mingw4_lib.zip/download
     %DEPENDS% 7z x lua-5.3.4_Win32_mingw4_lib.zip" > nul
     %DEPENDS% copy include\*.h %PREFIX%\include > nul
     %DEPENDS% copy liblua53.a %PREFIX%\lib > nul