diff --git a/srcpkgs/julia/template b/srcpkgs/julia/template
index 2a82af060e4..137ed59325b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/julia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/julia/template
@@ -65,9 +65,19 @@ aarch64*)
 	make_build_args+=" MARCH=armv8-a"
 	;;
 esac
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+i686-musl|ppc*-musl)
+	makedepends+=" libucontext-devel"
+	;;
+esac
 
 post_extract() {
-	sed -i '/^install:/s| \$(BUILDROOT)/doc.*||' Makefile
+	vsed -i '/^install:/s| \$(BUILDROOT)/doc.*||' Makefile
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	i686-musl|ppc*-musl)
+		# Make.inc does not use pkg-config libunwind.pc
+		vsed -i 's;-lunwind;& -lucontext;' Make.inc
+	esac
 }
 
 post_install() {