diff --git a/srcpkgs/rpm/template b/srcpkgs/rpm/template
index f02188d920e..a2573912650 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rpm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rpm/template
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	# rpm uses _nl_msg_cat_cntr, so it needs the glibc gettext impl
-	# it uses <error.h> header, provided by legacy-compat
 	*-musl)
-	makedepends+=" gettext-devel musl-legacy-compat"
+	makedepends+=" gettext-devel"
 	CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/gettext"
 	LDFLAGS="-lintl"
 	;;