diff --git a/srcpkgs/texi2mdoc/template b/srcpkgs/texi2mdoc/template
index 37d293f88ea..1d3eceaee50 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/texi2mdoc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/texi2mdoc/template
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ homepage="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc"
 distfiles="http://mdocml.bsd.lv/texi2mdoc/snapshots/${pkgname}-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=7a45fd87c27cc8970a18db9ddddb2f09f18b8dd5152bf0ca377c3a5e7d304bfe
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	sed -i '/CC.*-o/s/$/ $(LDFLAGS)/' Makefile
 }