diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8f93e9b..b14dd3b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ is_sh_bin=/usr/local/bin/$is_core
 is_sh_dir=$is_core_dir/sh
 is_sh_repo=$author/$is_core
 is_pkg="wget tar bash"
+# Alpine: gcompat provides glibc compatibility for prebuilt binaries
+[[ $cmd =~ apk ]] && is_pkg="$is_pkg gcompat"
 is_config_json=$is_core_dir/config.json
 tmp_var_lists=(
     tmpcore