diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua
index 2d5b1358..80d2f706 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/vimtex.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ return {
   config = function()
     vim.g.vimtex_compiler_latexmk = {
       options = {
+        '-lualatex',
         '-shell-escape',
         '-verbose',
         '-file-line-error',