diff --git a/meta/classes/linuxloader.bbclass b/meta/classes/linuxloader.bbclass
index e1364a4e55..b4c413494a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/linuxloader.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/linuxloader.bbclass
@@ -1,48 +1,61 @@
-def get_linuxloader(d):
+def get_musl_loader(d):
+    import re
+    dynamic_loader = None
+
+    targetarch = d.getVar("TARGET_ARCH")
+    if targetarch.startswith("microblaze"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-microblaze${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'bigendian', '', 'el' ,d)}.so.1"
+    elif targetarch.startswith("mips"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-mips${ABIEXTENSION}${MIPSPKGSFX_BYTE}${MIPSPKGSFX_R6}${MIPSPKGSFX_ENDIAN}${@['', '-sf'][d.getVar('TARGET_FPU') == 'soft']}.so.1"
+    elif targetarch == "powerpc":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-powerpc${@['', '-sf'][d.getVar('TARGET_FPU') == 'soft']}.so.1"
+    elif targetarch == "powerpc64":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-powerpc64.so.1"
+    elif targetarch == "x86_64":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1"
+    elif re.search("i.86", targetarch):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-i386.so.1"
+    elif targetarch.startswith("arm"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-arm${ARMPKGSFX_ENDIAN}${ARMPKGSFX_EABI}.so.1"
+    elif targetarch.startswith("aarch64"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-aarch64${ARMPKGSFX_ENDIAN_64}.so.1"
+    return dynamic_loader
+
+def get_glibc_loader(d):
     import re
 
+    dynamic_loader = None
     targetarch = d.getVar("TARGET_ARCH")
+    if targetarch in ["powerpc", "microblaze"]:
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld.so.1"
+    elif targetarch in ["mipsisa32r6el", "mipsisa32r6", "mipsisa64r6el", "mipsisa64r6"]:
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1"
+    elif targetarch.startswith("mips"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld.so.1"
+    elif targetarch == "powerpc64":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld64.so.1"
+    elif targetarch == "x86_64":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
+    elif re.search("i.86", targetarch):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux.so.2"
+    elif targetarch == "arm":
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux.so.3"
+    elif targetarch.startswith("aarch64"):
+        dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux-aarch64${ARMPKGSFX_ENDIAN_64}.so.1"
+    return dynamic_loader
+
+def get_linuxloader(d):
     overrides = d.getVar("OVERRIDES").split(":")
 
-    # No loader for baremetal
     if "libc-baremetal" in overrides:
         return None
 
-    dynamic_loader = None
     if "libc-musl" in overrides:
-        if targetarch.startswith("microblaze"):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-microblaze${@bb.utils.contains('TUNE_FEATURES', 'bigendian', '', 'el' ,d)}.so.1"
-        elif targetarch.startswith("mips"):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-mips${ABIEXTENSION}${MIPSPKGSFX_BYTE}${MIPSPKGSFX_R6}${MIPSPKGSFX_ENDIAN}${@['', '-sf'][d.getVar('TARGET_FPU') == 'soft']}.so.1"
-        elif targetarch == "powerpc":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-powerpc${@['', '-sf'][d.getVar('TARGET_FPU') == 'soft']}.so.1"
-        elif targetarch == "powerpc64":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-powerpc64.so.1"
-        elif targetarch == "x86_64":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1"
-        elif re.search("i.86", targetarch):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-i386.so.1"
-        elif targetarch.startswith("arm"):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-arm${ARMPKGSFX_ENDIAN}${ARMPKGSFX_EABI}.so.1"
-        elif targetarch.startswith("aarch64"):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-musl-aarch64${ARMPKGSFX_ENDIAN_64}.so.1"
+        dynamic_loader = get_musl_loader(d)
     else:
-        # glibc
-        if targetarch in ["powerpc", "microblaze"]:
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld.so.1"
-        elif targetarch in ["mipsisa32r6el", "mipsisa32r6", "mipsisa64r6el", "mipsisa64r6"]:
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux-mipsn8.so.1"
-        elif targetarch.startswith("mips"):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld.so.1"
-        elif targetarch == "powerpc64":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld64.so.1"
-        elif targetarch == "x86_64":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
-        elif re.search("i.86", targetarch):
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux.so.2"
-        elif targetarch == "arm":
-            dynamic_loader = "${base_libdir}/ld-linux.so.3"
-
+        dynamic_loader = get_glibc_loader(d)
     return dynamic_loader
-get_linuxloader[vardepvalue] = "${@get_linuxloader(d)}"
 
+get_linuxloader[vardepvalue] = "${@get_linuxloader(d)}"
+get_musl_loader[vardepvalue] = "${@get_musl_loader(d)}"
+get_glibc_loader[vardepvalue] = "${@get_glibc_loader(d)}"
