diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk b/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
index e29837357a..e15ceeb426 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ TOOLCHAIN_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
 # IFF_DORMANT and IFF_ECHO, add another macro to suppress them in the
 # kernel header, and avoid macro/enum conflict.
 #
+# Kernel version 3.12 introduced the libc-compat.h header.
+#
 # [1] http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2015/10/08/2
-ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL)$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12),yy)
 define TOOLCHAIN_MUSL_KERNEL_HEADERS_COMPATIBILITY_HACK
 	$(SED) 's/^#if defined(__GLIBC__)$$/#if 1/' \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/linux/libc-compat.h