diff --git a/srcpkgs/fdm/template b/srcpkgs/fdm/template
index b79809683f9..9523085603b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fdm/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ homepage="https://github.com/nicm/fdm"
 distfiles="https://github.com/nicm/${pkgname}/releases/download/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=06b28cb6b792570bc61d7e29b13d2af46b92fea77e058b2b17e11e8f7ed0cea4
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	sed -i '$d' Makefile.am
 	sed -i '$d' Makefile.am