diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index f7d2c49a66d6..3090b6283e93 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ rec {
               # without proper `file` command, libtool sometimes fails
               # to recognize 64-bit DLLs
             ++ stdenv.lib.optional (hostPlatform.config == "x86_64-w64-mingw32") pkgs.file
-            ++ stdenv.lib.optional hostPlatform.isAarch64 pkgs.updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
+            ++ stdenv.lib.optional (hostPlatform.isAarch64 || hostPlatform.libc == "musl") pkgs.updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
             ;
 
           crossConfig = hostPlatform.config;