diff --git a/srcpkgs/uftrace/template b/srcpkgs/uftrace/template
index e89b3eeee0e..a76b6ebcf1b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/uftrace/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/uftrace/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pandoc"
 makedepends="elfutils-devel"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl) makedepends+="argp-standalone"; export LDFLAGS=-largp;; 
+	*-musl) makedepends+=" argp-standalone"; export LDFLAGS=-largp;; 
 esac
 only_for_archs="aarch64 aarch64-musl armv6l armv6l-musl armv7l armv7l-musl x86_64 x86_64-musl"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in