diff --git a/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/fix-musl.diff b/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/fix-musl.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac2a87eab99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mongodb/patches/fix-musl.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/mongo/util/log.cpp.orig	2016-12-09 15:51:39.493596899 +0100
++++ src/mongo/util/log.cpp	2016-12-09 15:51:52.286765108 +0100
+@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ string errnoWithDescription(int errNumbe
+     char buf[kBuflen];
+     char* msg{nullptr};
+ 
+-#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(_GNU_SOURCE)
++#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(_GNU_SOURCE) && defined(__GLIBC__)
+     msg = strerror_r(errNumber, buf, kBuflen);
+ #elif defined(_WIN32)
+