diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 0e512f4..3e38948 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -1305,13 +1305,13 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
 			if (logfile)
 				die("Can't log to both file and stderr");
 
-			if (c->stderr)
+			if (c->_stderr)
 				die("Multiple --stderr options given");
 
-			c->stderr = 1;
+			c->_stderr = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'l':
-			if (c->stderr)
+			if (c->_stderr)
 				die("Can't log to both stderr and file");
 
 			if (logfile)
diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index 5b8146e..6d6dfcb 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	conf(&c, argc, argv);
 	trace_init(c.trace);
 
-	if (c.stderr || isatty(fileno(stdout)))
+	if (c._stderr || isatty(fileno(stdout)))
 		__openlog(log_name, LOG_PERROR, LOG_DAEMON);
 
 	quit_fd = pasta_netns_quit_init(&c);
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index e0383eb..697b8f0 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct tap_l4_msg {
 union epoll_ref;
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
-
+#include <bits/limits.h>
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "icmp.h"
 #include "port_fwd.h"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct ctx {
 	int trace;
 	int quiet;
 	int foreground;
-	int stderr;
+	int _stderr;
 	int nofile;
 	char sock_path[UNIX_PATH_MAX];
 	char pcap[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 570094c..7315ce2 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 #define UTIL_H
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <byteswap.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
 
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@
 #define MAC_ZERO		((uint8_t [ETH_ALEN]){ 0 })
 #define MAC_IS_ZERO(addr)	(!memcmp((addr), MAC_ZERO, ETH_ALEN))
 
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__UCLIBC__)
+
 #if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
 #define	htons_constant(x)	(x)
 #define	htonl_constant(x)	(x)
@@ -96,6 +101,15 @@
 #define	htonl_constant(x)	(__bswap_constant_32(x))
 #endif
 
+#else 
+
+/* mainly musl fallback */
+
+#define	htons_constant(x)	(x)
+#define	htonl_constant(x)	(x)
+
+#endif
+
 #define IN4_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(a) \
 	((a)->s_addr == htonl(INADDR_ANY))
 #define IN4_IS_ADDR_BROADCAST(a) \