diff --git a/srcpkgs/vtk/template b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
index fb244226490..7940cd58db2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vtk/template
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ checksum=1b39a5e191c282861e7af4101eaa8585969a2de05f5646c9199a161213a622c7
 nocross="hdf5 is nocross"
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
-	broken="Needs patch or fix for execinfo."
+	makedepends+=" libexecinfo-devel"
+	LDFLAGS="-lexecinfo"
 fi
 
 vtk-devel_package() {