diff --git a/srcpkgs/dutree/template b/srcpkgs/dutree/template
index 05000699030..8450eb65ef6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dutree/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dutree/template
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/nachoparker/dutree"
 distfiles="https://github.com/nachoparker/dutree/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=8f5caa4f8e1d261ec3274218196e89319507bf866de6f658829f6a03be58ea83
+
+pre_build() {
+	# default version too old for ppc musl systems
+	cargo update --package libc --precise 0.2.66
+}