diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index cb5ec51bb0a..7ffb9596789 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ else
 
 fi
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686-musl" ]; then
+	# XXX disable SSP until the issue is found.
+	CFLAGS+=" -fno-stack-protector"
+fi
+
 do_fetch() {
 	git clone -b${version} git://github.com/voidlinux/xbps.git xbps-${version}
 }