diff --git a/srcpkgs/ripgrep/template b/srcpkgs/ripgrep/template
index cca713bf061..b2f656879c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ripgrep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ripgrep/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/master/CHANGELOG
 distfiles="https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=d4a57f558abe30bb272850d08850d412870fb3f942ed06932a30b4989911360b
 
+post_patch() {
+	rm -f .cargo/config.toml   # tries to do weird things on musl
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE-MIT
 	vlicense UNLICENSE