diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
index c2d45c1ac..ccb96e95c 100644
--- a/.luacheckrc
+++ b/.luacheckrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 std = 'ngx_lua+lua52' -- lua52 has table.pack
 
-files["spec"] = {std = "+busted"}
+busted = {std = "+busted"}
+files["**/spec/**/*_spec.lua"] = busted
 
 globals = { 'ngx', 'unpack', 'rawlen' }