diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
index a04e67e0fd145..faef0ee01d3da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, expat, pam, perl, fetchpatch
 , intltool, spidermonkey_60 , gobject-introspection, libxslt, docbook_xsl, dbus
 , docbook_xml_dtd_412, gtk-doc, coreutils
-, useSystemd ? stdenv.isLinux, systemd
+, useSystemd ? (stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl), systemd
 , withGnome ? true
 , doCheck ? stdenv.isLinux
 }: