diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index ed2400ce4c6..3c76a17246c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes"
 fi
 
+pre_check() {
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		*-musl* )
+			# Disable locale tests that fail on musl
+			sed -i '/test-mbrtowc5.sh/d' gnulib-tests/Makefile ;;
+	esac
+}