diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
index f701a539a3..1ffa22bbbc 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -270,8 +270,14 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
 			)
 
 			if(NOT MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD)
-				target_link_libraries(sinsp INTERFACE rt anl)
-				list(APPEND SINSP_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES rt anl)
+				find_library(LIB_ANL anl)
+				if(LIB_ANL)
+					target_link_libraries(sinsp INTERFACE rt anl)
+					list(APPEND SINSP_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES rt anl)
+				else()
+					target_link_libraries(sinsp INTERFACE rt)
+					list(APPEND SINSP_PKGCONFIG_LIBRARIES rt)
+				endif()
 			endif()
 
 		else()