diff --git a/srcpkgs/cwm/template b/srcpkgs/cwm/template
index 474fbd79198..039d6a3bc51 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cwm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cwm/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=6.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config bison"
-makedepends="libXft-devel libXinerama-devel libXrandr-devel"
+makedepends="libXft-devel libXinerama-devel libXrandr-devel musl-legacy-compat"
 short_desc="Lightweight and efficient window manager for X11"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="ISC"