diff --git a/srcpkgs/lnav/template b/srcpkgs/lnav/template
index e17f8e41600..e2ffc66c26e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lnav/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lnav/template
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ homepage="http://lnav.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tstack/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=5e5bfde95da71d9e00ec20b4a17d7f260ca90d23c86a47f8bc3fb98418aea6bc
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }