diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xt/xterm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xt/xterm/package.nix
index 3949538776d7..5eb767f1ff86 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xt/xterm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xt/xterm/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   pkg-config,
   makeWrapper,
   nixosTests,
+  pkgsCross,
   gitUpdater,
   enableDecLocator ? true,
 }:
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     tests = {
       customTest = nixosTests.xterm;
       standardTest = nixosTests.terminal-emulators.xterm;
+      musl = pkgsCross.musl64.xterm;
     };
 
     updateScript = gitUpdater {