diff --git a/dev-util/dropwatch/dropwatch-1.5.4.ebuild b/dev-util/dropwatch/dropwatch-1.5.4.ebuild
index 5a03257c4af22..3b5d9e2b529e0 100644
--- a/dev-util/dropwatch/dropwatch-1.5.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/dropwatch/dropwatch-1.5.4.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 	sys-libs/readline:=
 	bfd? ( sys-libs/binutils-libs:= )
 "
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	elibc_musl? ( sys-libs/queue-standalone )
+"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
 CONFIG_CHECK="~NET_DROP_MONITOR"