diff --git a/srcpkgs/fool/template b/srcpkgs/fool/template
index 43e26ed3f73..0c1e42a0b48 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fool/template
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ homepage="https://github.com/spacekookie/fool"
 distfiles="https://github.com/spacekookie/fool/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=41fa1a10a3b3cadba4700b809df13df9ed109ecc5c54ba8b645269abff84a41a
 
+pre_build() {
+	# default version too old for ppc musl systems
+	cargo update --package libc --precise 0.2.66
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }