diff --git a/srcpkgs/xvkbd/template b/srcpkgs/xvkbd/template
index 916d46334bd..72bf1390a50 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xvkbd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xvkbd/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ distfiles="http://t-sato.in.coocan.jp/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=eb54e440badc40299ba9a8f27fcea740cd3501310e8955651af7ade517a3ac82
 nocross=yes  # xmkmf broken
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) broken="cannot retrieve distfiles (Forbidden)" ;;
+esac
+
 do_configure() {
 	xmkmf
 	sed -i 's/\$(DESTDIR) \$(SHAREDIR)/$(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)/' Makefile