diff --git a/profiled_config.h b/profiled_config.h
index 931aa9e..b4df46f 100644
--- a/profiled_config.h
+++ b/profiled_config.h
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ extern "C" {
 } /* fool JED indentation ... */
 #endif
 
+/* taken from glibc unistd.h and fixes musl */
+#ifndef TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY
+#define TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(expression) \
+  (__extension__                                                              \
+    ({ long int __result;                                                     \
+       do __result = (long int) (expression);                                 \
+       while (__result == -1L && errno == EINTR);                             \
+       __result; }))
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 };
 #endif