diff --git a/srcpkgs/racer/template b/srcpkgs/racer/template
index c081b4dfeb5..f5172e1eb5f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/racer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/racer/template
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ homepage="https://github.com/racer-rust/racer"
 distfiles="https://github.com/racer-rust/racer/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0442721c01ae4465843cb73b24f6caa0127c3308d72b944ad75736164756e522
 
+pre_build() {
+	# default version too old for ppc musl systems
+	cargo update --package libc --precise 0.2.66
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE-MIT LICENSE
 }