diff --git a/package/strace/strace.mk b/package/strace/strace.mk
index 8403e09cbd..50e6d90a87 100644
--- a/package/strace/strace.mk
+++ b/package/strace/strace.mk
@@ -9,15 +9,7 @@ STRACE_SOURCE = strace-$(STRACE_VERSION).tar.xz
 STRACE_SITE = https://strace.io/files/$(STRACE_VERSION)
 STRACE_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 STRACE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LGPL-2.1-or-later
-STRACE_CONF_OPTS = --enable-mpers=check
-
-# strace bundle some kernel headers to build libmpers, this mixes userspace
-# headers and kernel headers which break the build with musl.
-# The stddef.h from gcc is used instead of the one from musl.
-ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL),y)
-STRACE_CONF_OPTS += st_cv_m32_mpers=no \
-	st_cv_mx32_mpers=no
-endif
+STRACE_CONF_OPTS = --enable-mpers=no
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUNWIND),y)
 STRACE_DEPENDENCIES += libunwind