diff --git a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
index 3b8e07fedaf..48d25814c09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ mutable_files="/var/games/bsdgames/atc_score
 patch_args="-Np1"
 nocross=yes
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i "s/FISH/GO-FISH/g; s/\.Nm fish/\.Nm go-fish/g" fish/fish.6
 	vsed -i "s/tenths/tenth/g" tests/number.-0.1