diff --git a/srcpkgs/xar/template b/srcpkgs/xar/template
index 25b67bdfa3..a7367f2fe1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xar/template
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ homepage="https://github.com/mackyle/xar"
 distfiles="https://github.com/downloads/mackyle/xar/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=ee46089968457cf710b8cf1bdeb98b7ef232eb8a4cdeb34502e1f16ef4d2153e
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+*-musl)
+	makedepends+=" musl-fts-devel"
+	LDFLAGS="-lfts"
+	;;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }