diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index d07aac1ad2e..80186106e7d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=b3a7a6221c3dc916085f0d205abf6b8e1ba443d4dd965118da364a1dc1cb3a26
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+	export ac_cv_lib_error_at_line=no
+	export ac_cv_header_sys_cdefs_h=no
+fi
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# Tell configure we have GNU getopt
 	configure_args+=" gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes"