diff --git a/base/musl/musl.conf b/base/musl/musl.conf
index 4e75a809f..6957a420f 100644
--- a/base/musl/musl.conf
+++ b/base/musl/musl.conf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if atstage toolchain; then
 	makeopt="ARCH=$musl_arch"
 	var_append makeopt ' ' "include/bits"
 
-	makeinstopt="ARCH=$musl_arch install-headers"
+	makeinstopt="ARCH=$musl_arch"
 fi
 
 # if musl is default libc
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ if [ "$SDECFG_LIBC" == "musl" ]; then
 	# disable gcc wrapper script	
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-gcc-wrapper"
 fi
+
+# always install the headers even if already present in the sandbox
+hook_add postpatch 9 "touch include/*.h include/*/*.h"
+var_append makeinstopt ' ' "install-headers"