diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
index 619c0801e96..bc5e23581ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # Avoid triggering regenerating using broken autoconf/libtool bits.
   # (many distributions carry patches to remove/replace, but this works for now)
-  dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = true;
+  dontUpdateAutotoolsGnuConfigScripts = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl then true else null;
 
   installFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [ "framedir=$(out)/Library/Frameworks/SASL2.framework" ];