diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcshist/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcshist/default.nix
index a9c7bbefc13..f7cdceaa1b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcshist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rcshist/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, musl-fts
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "rcshist";
   version = "1.04";
 
+  configureFlags = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "LIBS=-lfts";
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl musl-fts;
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20220508220019/https://invisible-island.net/datafiles/release/rcshist.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "01ab3xwgm934lxr8bm758am3vxwx4hxx7cc9prbgqj5nh30vdg1n";