diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xload/xapp_xload.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xload/xapp_xload.mk
index 1db0db5717..364d247a95 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xload/xapp_xload.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xload/xapp_xload.mk
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ XAPP_XLOAD_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_XLOAD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XAPP_XLOAD_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libXaw
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),y)
+# musl doesn't have rwhod.h, but xload can replace it with stubs
+XAPP_XLOAD_CONF_OPTS += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DRLOADSTUB"
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))