diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
index ec56060e..8b3cb59e 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "lualib.h"
 #include "lauxlib.h"
 #include "lpeg.h"
+#include "lyaml.h"
 }
 
 #include <sinsp.h>
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		ls = lua_open();
 		luaL_openlibs(ls);
 		luaopen_lpeg(ls);
+		luaopen_yaml(ls);
 		add_lua_path(ls, lua_dir);
 
 		rules = new falco_rules(inspector, ls, lua_main_filename);
diff --git a/userspace/falco/lyaml.h b/userspace/falco/lyaml.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf11a2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/falco/lyaml.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "lua.h"
+
+int luaopen_yaml (lua_State *L);
+