diff --git a/srcpkgs/ruby/template b/srcpkgs/ruby/template
index 7cf45ef18de..f74426bfbe9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ruby/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ruby/template
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ ruby-devel-doc_package() {
 
 ruby-devel_package() {
 	depends="ruby-${version}_${revision} gmp-devel"
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		ppc-musl) depends+=" libucontext-devel" ;;
+	esac
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include