diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-project/alsa-firmware/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-project/alsa-firmware/default.nix
index 8ddc97890e9..06b6ef47d43 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-project/alsa-firmware/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/alsa-project/alsa-firmware/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPackages, stdenvNoCC, autoreconfHook, fetchurl }:
+{ lib, buildPackages, stdenvNoCC, autoreconfHook, fetchurl, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "alsa-firmware";
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-tnttfQi8/CR+9v8KuIqZwYgwWjz1euLf0LzZpbNs1bs=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fixes some includes / missing types on musl libc; should not make a difference for other platforms
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/void-linux/void-packages/ae690000017d5fd355ab397c49202426e3a01c11/srcpkgs/alsa-firmware/patches/musl.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-4A+TBBvpz14NwMNewLc2LQL51hnz4EZlZ44rhnx5dnc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];