diff --git a/lib/luajit-cmake/LuaJIT.cmake b/lib/luajit-cmake/LuaJIT.cmake
index c0dee5830c5..36a38ea2271 100644
--- a/lib/luajit-cmake/LuaJIT.cmake
+++ b/lib/luajit-cmake/LuaJIT.cmake
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ if(WIN32 OR MINGW)
   set(DASM_FLAGS ${DASM_FLAGS} -D WIN)
 endif()
 
-set(ARM64_MSVC 0)
+set(ARM64_CROSS_MSVC 0)
 if (MSVC)
   if ("${LJ_DETECTED_ARCH}" STREQUAL "AArch64" AND
   "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" STREQUAL ARM64)
-    set(ARM64_MSVC 1)
-    message(STATUS "Compiling for ARM64 with MSVC: ${ARM64_MSVC}")
+    set(ARM64_CROSS_MSVC 1)
+    message(STATUS "Compiling for ARM64 with MSVC: ${ARM64_CROSS_MSVC}")
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -388,15 +388,13 @@ endif()
 set(VM_DASC_PATH ${LJ_DIR}/vm_${DASM_ARCH}.dasc)
 
 # Build the minilua for host platform
-if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if((NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING) OR ARM64_CROSS_MSVC)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/host/minilua)
   set(MINILUA_PATH $<TARGET_FILE:minilua>)
 else()
   make_directory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/minilua)
   if (HOST_WINE)
     set(MINILUA_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/minilua/minilua.exe)
-  elseif(ARM64_MSVC)
-    set(MINILUA_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/minilua/Debug/minilua)
   else()
     set(MINILUA_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/minilua/minilua)
   endif()
@@ -478,16 +476,12 @@ if(HOST_WINE)
   set(BUILDVM_EXE buildvm.exe)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
+if((NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING) OR ARM64_CROSS_MSVC)
   add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/host/buildvm)
   set(BUILDVM_PATH $<TARGET_FILE:buildvm>)
   add_dependencies(buildvm buildvm_arch_h)
 else()
-  if (NOT ARM64_MSVC)
-    set(BUILDVM_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildvm/${BUILDVM_EXE})
-  else()
-    set(BUILDVM_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildvm/Debug/${BUILDVM_EXE})
-  endif()
+  set(BUILDVM_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildvm/${BUILDVM_EXE})
 
   make_directory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/buildvm)