diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-chroot-musl b/srcpkgs/base-chroot-musl
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..01831a5016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-chroot-musl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+base-chroot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template b/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
index d4614bf3f2..bb43816d26 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-chroot/template
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@ depends+="
  patch sed findutils diffutils make gzip coreutils
  file bsdtar ccache xbps chroot-bash chroot-grep
  chroot-gawk chroot-distcc chroot-util-linux chroot-git"
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl ]; then
+
+base-chroot-musl_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - transitional dummy package"
+}
+
+fi # "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = musl