diff --git a/srcpkgs/vtk/template b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
index 1049f064575..fb244226490 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ checksum=1b39a5e191c282861e7af4101eaa8585969a2de05f5646c9199a161213a622c7
 
 nocross="hdf5 is nocross"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	broken="Needs patch or fix for execinfo."
+fi
+
 vtk-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"