diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmilter/template b/srcpkgs/libmilter/template
index e451271d13..b801ee3e5b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmilter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmilter/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ distfiles="ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.sendmail.org/pub/${_pkgname}/${
 checksum=24f94b5fd76705f15897a78932a5f2439a32b1a2fdc35769bb1a5f5d9b4db439
 wrksrc="${_pkgname}-${_version}"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
+fi
+
 pre_build() {
 	cp "${FILESDIR}/site.config.m4" devtools/Site/site.config.m4
 	cat >> devtools/Site/site.config.m4 <<EOF