diff --git a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
index 4330f8f9f..27dff9358 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
+++ b/src/auditwheel/audit.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use super::musllinux::{find_musl_libc, get_musl_version};
 use super::policy::{Policy, MANYLINUX_POLICIES, MUSLLINUX_POLICIES};
 use crate::auditwheel::PlatformTag;
-use crate::target::{Arch, Target};
+use crate::target::Target;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use fs_err::File;
 use goblin::elf::{sym::STT_FUNC, Elf};
@@ -195,6 +196,22 @@ fn policy_is_satisfied(
     }
 }
 
+fn get_default_platform_policies() -> Vec<Policy> {
+    if let Ok(Some(musl_libc)) = find_musl_libc() {
+        if let Ok(Some((major, minor))) = get_musl_version(&musl_libc) {
+            return MUSLLINUX_POLICIES
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|policy| {
+                    policy.name == "linux"
+                        || policy.name == format!("musllinux_{}_{}", major, minor)
+                })
+                .cloned()
+                .collect();
+        }
+    }
+    MANYLINUX_POLICIES.clone()
+}
+
 /// An reimplementation of auditwheel, which checks elf files for
 /// manylinux/musllinux compliance.
 ///
@@ -225,30 +242,26 @@ pub fn auditwheel_rs(
 
     // Find the highest possible policy, if any
     let platform_policies = match platform_tag {
-        Some(PlatformTag::Manylinux { .. }) | None => MANYLINUX_POLICIES.clone(),
-        Some(PlatformTag::Musllinux { .. }) => {
-            MUSLLINUX_POLICIES
-                .clone()
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|mut policy| {
-                    // Fixup musl libc lib_whitelist
-                    if policy.lib_whitelist.remove("libc.so") {
-                        let new_soname = match target.target_arch() {
-                            Arch::Aarch64 => "libc.musl-aarch64.so.1",
-                            Arch::Armv7L => "libc.musl-armv7.so.1",
-                            Arch::Powerpc64Le => "libc.musl-ppc64le.so.1",
-                            Arch::Powerpc64 => "", // musllinux doesn't support ppc64
-                            Arch::X86 => "libc.musl-x86.so.1",
-                            Arch::X86_64 => "libc.musl-x86_64.so.1",
-                            Arch::S390X => "libc.musl-s390x.so.1",
-                        };
-                        if !new_soname.is_empty() {
-                            policy.lib_whitelist.insert(new_soname.to_string());
-                        }
-                    }
-                    policy
-                })
-                .collect()
+        Some(PlatformTag::Manylinux { .. }) => MANYLINUX_POLICIES.clone(),
+        Some(PlatformTag::Musllinux { x, y }) => MUSLLINUX_POLICIES
+            .clone()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|policy| {
+                policy.name == "linux" || policy.name == format!("musllinux_{}_{}", x, y)
+            })
+            .map(|mut policy| {
+                policy.fixup_musl_libc_so_name(target.target_arch());
+                policy
+            })
+            .collect(),
+        None => {
+            let mut policies = get_default_platform_policies();
+            for policy in &mut policies {
+                if policy.name.starts_with("musllinux") {
+                    policy.fixup_musl_libc_so_name(target.target_arch());
+                }
+            }
+            policies
         }
         Some(PlatformTag::Linux) => unreachable!(),
     };
diff --git a/src/auditwheel/mod.rs b/src/auditwheel/mod.rs
index c704287a0..df586752f 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/mod.rs
+++ b/src/auditwheel/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod audit;
+mod musllinux;
 mod platform_tag;
 mod policy;
 
diff --git a/src/auditwheel/musllinux.rs b/src/auditwheel/musllinux.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c149352bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auditwheel/musllinux.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use goblin::elf::Elf;
+use regex::Regex;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+
+/// Find musl libc path from executable's ELF header
+pub fn find_musl_libc() -> Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
+    let buffer = fs::read("/bin/ls")?;
+    let elf = Elf::parse(&buffer)?;
+    Ok(elf.interpreter.map(PathBuf::from))
+}
+
+/// Read the musl version from libc library's output
+///
+/// The libc library should output something like this to stderr::
+///
+/// musl libc (x86_64)
+/// Version 1.2.2
+/// Dynamic Program Loader
+pub fn get_musl_version(ld_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<(u16, u16)>> {
+    let ld_path = ld_path.as_ref();
+    let output = Command::new(&ld_path)
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .output()?;
+    let stderr = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr)?;
+    let expr = Regex::new(r"Version (\d+)\.(\d+)")?;
+    if let Some(capture) = expr.captures(stderr) {
+        let context = "Expected a digit";
+        let major = capture
+            .get(1)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_str()
+            .parse::<u16>()
+            .context(context)?;
+        let minor = capture
+            .get(2)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_str()
+            .parse::<u16>()
+            .context(context)?;
+        return Ok(Some((major, minor)));
+    }
+    Ok(None)
+}
diff --git a/src/auditwheel/policy.rs b/src/auditwheel/policy.rs
index 435d33b34..f9770e2c7 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/policy.rs
+++ b/src/auditwheel/policy.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::auditwheel::PlatformTag;
+use crate::target::Arch;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::cmp::{Ordering, PartialOrd};
@@ -100,6 +101,24 @@ impl Policy {
             .find(|p| p.name == name || p.aliases.iter().any(|alias| alias == name))
             .cloned()
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn fixup_musl_libc_so_name(&mut self, target_arch: Arch) {
+        // Fixup musl libc lib_whitelist
+        if self.lib_whitelist.remove("libc.so") {
+            let new_soname = match target_arch {
+                Arch::Aarch64 => "libc.musl-aarch64.so.1",
+                Arch::Armv7L => "libc.musl-armv7.so.1",
+                Arch::Powerpc64Le => "libc.musl-ppc64le.so.1",
+                Arch::Powerpc64 => "", // musllinux doesn't support ppc64
+                Arch::X86 => "libc.musl-x86.so.1",
+                Arch::X86_64 => "libc.musl-x86_64.so.1",
+                Arch::S390X => "libc.musl-s390x.so.1",
+            };
+            if !new_soname.is_empty() {
+                self.lib_whitelist.insert(new_soname.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]