diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
index 614447cd5ecf..cc2f994d0d54 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installFlags = [ "configfile=\${out}/etc/unbound/unbound.conf" ];
 
-  preFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux
+  preFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl) # XXX: revisit
     # Build libunbound again, but only against nettle instead of openssl.
     # This avoids gnutls.out -> unbound.lib -> openssl.out.
     # There was some problem with this on Darwin; let's not complicate non-Linux.