diff --git a/srcpkgs/sssd/template b/srcpkgs/sssd/template
index d57d4f47c84..3bfeb32ef10 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sssd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sssd/template
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ nocross="configure attempts to run compiled output"
 # These modules in /usr/lib/sssd are required by sssd-python3
 shlib_provides="libsss_util.so libsss_crypt.so libsss_debug.so"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_LIBC" != glibc ]; then
+	broken="nscd is glibc only"
+fi
+
 do_check() {
 	export CK_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER=10
 	make check VERBOSE=yes