diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index b2b04f117a6..7c5d6360032 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ make_dirs="/etc/rsyslog.d 0755 root root"
 lib32disabled=yes
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		vsed -e "s,\`\$PG_CONFIG --libdir\`,\"$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/lib\",g" -i configure