diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
index aac1576261d..6088e86218d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 # Userspace dependencies
 , zlib, libuuid, python, attr, openssl
+, libtirpc
 
 # Kernel dependencies
 , kernel ? null, spl ? null, splUnstable ? null, splLegacyCrypto ? null
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ let
       buildInputs =
            optionals buildKernel [ spl ]
         ++ optionals buildUser [ zlib libuuid python attr ]
-        ++ optionals (buildUser && (isUnstable || isLegacyCrypto)) [ openssl ];
+        ++ optionals (buildUser && (isUnstable || isLegacyCrypto)) [ openssl ]
+        ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl [ libtirpc ];
 
       # for zdb to get the rpath to libgcc_s, needed for pthread_cancel to work
       NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-lgcc_s";