diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
index d167cf91c361..a996f987bed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
@@ -188,5 +188,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ madjar cstrahan globin havvy ];
     license = [ licenses.mit licenses.asl20 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    # rustc can't generate binaries for dynamically linked Musl.
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/179242
+    broken = stdenv.targetPlatform.isMusl && !stdenv.targetPlatform.isStatic;
   };
 }