diff --git a/srcpkgs/xcb-util-xrm/template b/srcpkgs/xcb-util-xrm/template
index a1339585a50..83fa1ee05a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xcb-util-xrm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xcb-util-xrm/template
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ homepage="https://github.com/Airblader/xcb-util-xrm"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Airblader/xcb-util-xrm/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9d4a66c7366abb4840f6f822c613e1776c5898235358de728ba4554263fa0783
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	# The archives doesn't include the git submodule for the m4
 	# functions required