diff --git a/commands/make.lua b/commands/make.lua
index c4bece2..c406692 100644
--- a/commands/make.lua
+++ b/commands/make.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 return function ()
+  local log = require('log').log
   local core = require('core')()
   local uv = require('uv')
   local pathJoin = require('luvi').path.join
@@ -7,9 +8,29 @@ return function ()
   local source = args[2] and pathJoin(cwd, args[2])
   local target = args[3] and pathJoin(cwd, args[3])
   local luvi_source = args[4] and pathJoin(cwd, args[4])
+
+  if not luvi_source then
+    if uv.fs_stat("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/bin/luvi") then
+      luvi_source = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/bin/luvi"
+    elseif uv.fs_stat("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/bin/strip") then
+      luvi_source = os.tmpname()
+      local ok, _, code = os.execute("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/bin/strip --strip-unneeded -o "..luvi_source.." "..uv.exepath())
+      if not ok then
+        error("strip exitted with non-zero exit code: "..code)
+      end
+    else
+      log('not found', '\'lit make` requires binutils or luvi package to be installed', 'failure')
+      os.exit(-1, true)
+    end
+  end
+
   if not source or uv.fs_access(source, "r") then
     core.make(source or cwd, target, luvi_source)
   else
     core.makeUrl(args[2], target, luvi_source)
   end
+
+  if luvi_source:sub(1, 35) == "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp" then
+    os.remove(luvi_source)
+  end
 end