diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/trace_calls_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/trace_calls_test.v
index 6b9f0401ae..46bb440201 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/trace_calls_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/trace_calls_test.v
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// vtest build: !(os_id_ubuntu? && musl?)
 import os
 
 const vexe = @VEXE
diff --git a/vlib/v/trace_calls/tracing_calls_d_musl.v b/vlib/v/trace_calls/tracing_calls_d_musl.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 30d4d058b0..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/trace_calls/tracing_calls_d_musl.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-module trace_calls
-
-// gettid is missing on musl/alpine, but present on most everything else
-@[export: 'gettid']
-@[weak]
-fn vgettid() &u32 {
-	return 0
-}