diff --git a/package/madplay/madplay.mk b/package/madplay/madplay.mk
index 2606ac8d66..65ae4f7709 100644
--- a/package/madplay/madplay.mk
+++ b/package/madplay/madplay.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ MADPLAY_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYRIGHT
 MADPLAY_LIBTOOL_PATCH = NO
 MADPLAY_DEPENDENCIES = libmad libid3tag $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),gettext)
 
+# configure script misdetects musl gettext support
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),y)
+MADPLAY_CONF_ENV += gt_cv_func_gnugettext1_libc=yes
+endif
+
 # Check if ALSA is built, then we should configure after alsa-lib so
 # ./configure can find alsa-lib.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MADPLAY_ALSA),y)