diff --git a/srcpkgs/reiserfsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/reiserfsprogs/template
index 29fc53c98c5..880d9632f88 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/reiserfsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/reiserfsprogs/template
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)	makedepends+=" musl-obstack" ;;
 esac
 
+CFLAGS="-fgnu89-inline"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		*-musl) patch -p0 < ${FILESDIR}/musl-configure_ac.patch