diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
index 4a48188562b..f243ac975d5 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ PTESTS_PROBLEMS:append:riscv64 = " valgrind python3"
 PTESTS_SLOW:remove:riscv32 = "lttng-tools strace valgrind"
 PTESTS_PROBLEMS:append:riscv32 = " lttng-tools strace valgrind"
 PTESTS_SLOW:append:libc-musl = " libc-test"
+# strace hangs on qemux86-64/musl
+PTESTS_SLOW:remove:libc-musl = "strace"
+PTESTS_PROBLEMS:append:libc-musl = " strace"
 PTESTS_SLOW:remove:x86 = "valgrind"
 PTESTS_PROBLEMS:append:x86 = " valgrind"