diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
index 88d2ae3d68a7..b8ee85d65e74 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ common = rec { # attributes common to both builds
     "-DPLUGIN_AUTH_GSSAPI_CLIENT=NO"
   ]
     ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin "-DCURSES_LIBRARY=${ncurses.out}/lib/libncurses.dylib"
+    ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "-DWITHOUT_TOKUDB=1" # mariadb docs say disable this for musl
     ;
 
   preConfigure = ''