diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
index 9514eafc31..8c46de1e1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-tools/template
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ perf_package() {
 		vmove usr/lib/perf
 		vmove usr/libexec/perf-core
 		vmove usr/share/bash-completion/completions/perf
-		if ! [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = i686 ]; then
+		if ! [ "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE/-musl/}" = i686 ]; then
 			vmove usr/share/perf-core
 		fi
 		vmove /usr/share/doc/perf-tip