--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@
 # Musl doesn't have execinfo.h.
 ifndef HAVE_MUSL
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_EXECINFO_H
+# Musl doesn't have fts.h so enable linking to the standalone lib.
+else
+  MUSL_LIBS := -lfts
 endif
 
 # And a few more default utilities
@@ -1167,7 +1170,7 @@
 
 # FUTIL_LIBS is shared by FUTIL_BIN and TEST_FUTIL_BINS.
 FUTIL_LIBS = ${CROSID_LIBS} ${CRYPTO_LIBS} ${LIBZIP_LIBS} ${LIBARCHIVE_LIBS} \
-	${FLASHROM_LIBS}
+	${FLASHROM_LIBS} ${MUSL_LIBS}
 
 ${FUTIL_BIN}: LDLIBS += ${FUTIL_LIBS}
 ${FUTIL_BIN}: ${FUTIL_OBJS} ${UTILLIB}