diff --git a/srcpkgs/patch/template b/srcpkgs/patch/template
index 342306527b3..54bfe06dada 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/patch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/patch/template
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/patch.html"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=ac610bda97abe0d9f6b7c963255a11dcb196c25e337c61f94e4778d632f1d8fd
 patch_args="-Np1"
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	export ac_cv_lib_error_at_line=no
+	export ac_cv_header_sys_cdefs_h=no
+fi