diff --git a/srcpkgs/gforth/template b/srcpkgs/gforth/template
index f0df0399108..053a4814dd8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gforth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gforth/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ checksum=2f62f2233bf022c23d01c920b1556aa13eab168e3236b13352ac5e9f18542bb0
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 
 nocross="Configure script is picky: https://api.travis-ci.org/jobs/158049419/log.txt?deansi=true"
-case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
-	*-musl) broken="Tests fail, might just be a flushing problem";;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	# Tests fail, might just be a flushing problem
+	make_check=no
+	configure_args="--without-check"
+fi