diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b73e753c87..1a2f89d016 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5190,17 +5190,28 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([elua],
     fi
    ],
    [want_elua="yes"])
+
+# turn this into an AC_ARG_ENABLE when bindings are reenabled
+want_lua_bindings="no"
+
 have_elua="yes"
+have_lua_bindings="yes"
+
 if test "${want_lua_old}" = "yes" -o "x$want_elua" = "xno"; then
   have_elua="no"
 fi
 
+if test "x$have_elua" = "xno" -o "x$want_lua_bindings" = "xno"; then
+  have_lua_bindings="no"
+fi
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_ELUA], [test "x${have_elua}" = "xyes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS], [test "x${have_lua_bindings}" = "xyes"])
+
 EFL_LIB_START_OPTIONAL([Elua], [test "${have_elua}" = "yes"])
 
 ### Default values
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_ELUA], [test "x${have_elua}" = "xyes"])
-
 ### Additional options to configure
 
 ### Checks for programs
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Ecore.am b/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
index 30e49987e7..47b74678a3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST2 += \
 tests/ecore/sample.wav \
 tests/ecore/sample.ogg
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 ecore_eolian_lua = $(ecore_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Ecore_Audio.am b/src/Makefile_Ecore_Audio.am
index 393fdfa799..919104fc93 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Ecore_Audio.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Ecore_Audio.am
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio_sndfile_vio.c
 endif
 
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 ecore_audio_eolian_lua = $(ecore_audio_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Ecore_Con.am b/src/Makefile_Ecore_Con.am
index 2568922992..ca1e80f617 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Ecore_Con.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Ecore_Con.am
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ tests_ecore_con_ecore_con_suite_DEPENDENCIES = \
 
 endif
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 ecore_con_eolian_lua = $(ecore_con_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Edje.am b/src/Makefile_Edje.am
index fc83eaadc6..683583ae10 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Edje.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Edje.am
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ tests_edje_edje_suite_DEPENDENCIES = @USE_EDJE_INTERNAL_LIBS@ $(EDJE_TEST_FILES)
 
 endif
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 edje_eolian_lua = $(edje_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Efl.am b/src/Makefile_Efl.am
index 972eda7e04..2dff54077a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Efl.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Efl.am
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ nodist_installed_eflinterfaces_DATA = \
 	$(efl_eolian_files_h) \
 	$(efl_eolian_legacy_files_h)
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 efl_eolian_lua = $(efl_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Elementary.am b/src/Makefile_Elementary.am
index b2a356b1f1..ac464f27a5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Elementary.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Elementary.am
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ tests_elementary_efl_ui_suite_LDADD = @CHECK_LIBS@ @USE_ELEMENTARY_LIBS@
 tests_elementary_efl_ui_suite_DEPENDENCIES = @USE_ELEMENTARY_INTERNAL_LIBS@ $(top_builddir)/data/elementary/objects/test.edj
 endif
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 elementary_eolian_lua = $(elm_public_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
index fa8782af4b..091b21e884 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
+
 if HAVE_ELUA_BIN
 ELUA_GEN = @elua_bin@ lualian
 _ELUA_GEN_DEP = @elua_bin@
@@ -22,3 +24,5 @@ SUFFIXES += .lua
 
 %.eo.lua: %.eo ${_ELUA_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_ELUA)$(ELUA_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) -o $@ $<
+
+endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Emotion.am b/src/Makefile_Emotion.am
index c1dcd7beba..919edc0516 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Emotion.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Emotion.am
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ tests/emotion/data/whb.png \
 tests/emotion/data/window_inner_shadow.png \
 modules/emotion/generic/README
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 emotion_eolian_lua = $(emotion_eolian_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Evas.am b/src/Makefile_Evas.am
index deab83005d..f882c1edfb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Evas.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Evas.am
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ tests/evas/images/train.j2k.png \
 tests/evas/dicts/hyph_en_US.dic \
 tests/evas/dicts/hyph_de_DE.dic
 
-if HAVE_ELUA
+if HAVE_LUA_BINDINGS
 
 evas_eolian_lua = $(evas_canvas_eolian_pub_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua) \
                   $(evas_gesture_eolian_pub_files:%.eo=%.eo.lua)