diff --git a/srcpkgs/libunwind/template b/srcpkgs/libunwind/template
index ab09553a440..9eaa45a5497 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libunwind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libunwind/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libunwind/libunwind/releases/download/v${version}/libunwind-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=a18a6a24307443a8ace7a8acc2ce79fbbe6826cd0edf98d6326d0225d6a5d6e6
+# many test failures
+make_check=no
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
 
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*) ;;
 esac
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	checkdepends+=" libexecinfo-devel"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	# unw_getcontext is just getcontext on ppc*, separate lib for musl
 	# it needs to be here because it's used directly in a macro in a