diff --git a/srcpkgs/shake/template b/srcpkgs/shake/template
index ec9b731cacf..a5793b17e37 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shake/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shake/template
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://vleu.net/shake/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/unbrice/$pkgname/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=ac5a57bd8d55e197734852bf66318ecf39b4c5c298e43a259ba1d8a4b7a2ced3
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = *-musl ]; then
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+*-musl)
 	broken="musl does not provide error.h required by this package"
-fi
+	;;
+esac
 
 if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" shake"