diff --git a/srcpkgs/nsjail/template b/srcpkgs/nsjail/template
index bbe51994162..37e7ea17517 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nsjail/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nsjail/template
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ checksum="f8578a48330d3d089c9234a2b562be08043f8fe77453c322724acdf403d0afc3
 
 archs="aarch64* armv5tel* armv6l* armv7l* x86_64*"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	rmdir kafel
 	ln -s ../kafel-* kafel