diff --git a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
index 41857e2ec4..391d2cd407 100644
--- a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
+++ b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ COREUTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 COREUTILS_AUTORECONF = YES
 COREUTILS_GETTEXTIZE = YES
 
-COREUTILS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-rpath --enable-single-binary=shebangs
+COREUTILS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-rpath --enable-single-binary=shebangs \
+	$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),--with-included-regex)
 COREUTILS_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_c_restrict=no \
 	ac_cv_func_chown_works=yes \
 	ac_cv_func_euidaccess=no \