diff --git a/community/libnova/APKBUILD b/community/libnova/APKBUILD
index 80ecd3013dd..11a30430150 100644
--- a/community/libnova/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/libnova/APKBUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ source="
 	0001-support-for-linux-musl.patch
 "
 
+prepare() {
+	default_prepare
+
+	# update config sub to support loongarch64
+	update_config_sub
+}
+
 build() {
 	autoreconf -i