diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit/template b/srcpkgs/gedit/template
index dbf45467cca..718abba5dac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gedit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gedit/template
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ shlib_provides="libgedit-3.14.so"
 build_options="gir vala"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686-musl|x86_64-musl) build_options_default+=" gir vala" ;;
-	*-musl) ;;
+	*-musl) broken=yes ;;
 	*) build_options_default+=" gir vala" ;;
 esac