diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
index 3a5c961601..4f4300825f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ typedef gboolean  (*GstV4l2UpdateFpsFunction) (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object);
  * 'unsigned long' for the 2nd parameter */
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
 typedef unsigned ioctl_req_t;
+#elif defined(__linux__) && !defined(__GLIBC__) /* musl/linux */
+typedef int ioctl_req_t;
 #else
 typedef gulong ioctl_req_t;
 #endif