diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
index 7469ddafab3..2ec802e222f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-shell/template
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=53f93d64307a3c74dd9854a311a82d9ea9671dd424560f5a6f61dbf9474f423f
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) broken="failed to transform dependency mozjs38-devel"
+esac
+
 build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" gir"