diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
index 9aa00e8b93..9b8fe5e33b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Builder"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=71b7527a4297b5e4986754f5563cb9afc777bc8a890b90145c05ac93f2d6a9f8
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	*-musl) makedepends+=" libexecinfo-devel"
+		LIBS+=" -lexecinfo"
+		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+			aarch64*|x86_64*)
+				CXXFLAGS+=" -D__WORDSIZE=64"
+				;;
+			*)	CXXFLAGS+=" -D__WORDSIZE=32"
+				;;
+		esac
+		;;
+esac