diff --git a/tools/boot/universe.sh b/tools/boot/universe.sh
index 0b14a18b4d0..1c27f97070f 100755
--- a/tools/boot/universe.sh
+++ b/tools/boot/universe.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ for i in \
     dobuild $ta _.boot.${ta}.log ""
 done
 
+# Default build for a goodly selection of architectures with Lua
+for i in \
+	amd64/amd64 \
+	arm/arm arm/armeb arm/armv7 \
+	arm64/aarch64 \
+	i386/i386 \
+	mips/mips mips/mips64 \
+	powerpc/powerpc powerpc/powerpc64 \
+	sparc64/sparc64 \
+	; do
+    ta=${i##*/}
+    dobuild $ta _.boot.${ta}.lua.log "MK_LOADEDER_LUA=yes MK_FORTH=no"
+done
+
 # Build w/o ZFS
 for i in \
 	amd64/amd64 \