diff --git a/package/dropbear/Config.in b/package/dropbear/Config.in
index e14a670c19..6a9161d659 100644
--- a/package/dropbear/Config.in
+++ b/package/dropbear/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR
 	bool "dropbear"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB if !BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR_SMALL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTOMCRYPT if !BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR_SMALL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  A small SSH 2 server designed for small memory environments.
 
diff --git a/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk b/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
index 440ebd44a2..1571c5d957 100644
--- a/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
+++ b/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 DROPBEAR_CONF_OPTS += --disable-static
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),y)
+DROPBEAR_DEPENDENCIES += libxcrypt
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
 define DROPBEAR_SVR_PAM_AUTH
 	echo '#define DROPBEAR_SVR_PASSWORD_AUTH 0'     >> $(@D)/localoptions.h