diff --git a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
index c55c72855cd..5c515fcb2fa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ do_configure() {
 			gl_cv_func_working_mkstemp=yes
 			gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file=yes "
 	fi
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		# XXX syncfs() in src/sync.c expects a return value.
+		*-musl) configure_args+=" ac_cv_func_syncfs=no";;
+	esac
 	#
 	# Do not install kill: provided by util-linux.
 	# Do not install uptime: provided by procps-ng.