diff --git a/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/Config.in b/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/Config.in
index e8f2ac4201..10f5d796b3 100644
--- a/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/Config.in
+++ b/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_COMPILER_RT
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # asan lib requires
 	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_7 # host-clang
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT
 	help
 	  A collection of runtime libraries primarily used by clang and
 	  llvm to provide builtins, sanitizer runtimes, and profiling
diff --git a/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/compiler-rt.mk b/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/compiler-rt.mk
index 5d9c3d8fa8..d4bc4d305b 100644
--- a/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/compiler-rt.mk
+++ b/package/llvm-project/compiler-rt/compiler-rt.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ COMPILER_RT_SITE = $(LLVM_PROJECT_SITE)
 COMPILER_RT_LICENSE = NCSA MIT
 COMPILER_RT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.TXT
 COMPILER_RT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = llvm
-COMPILER_RT_DEPENDENCIES = host-clang llvm
+COMPILER_RT_DEPENDENCIES = host-clang libxcrypt llvm
 COMPILER_RT_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
 
 COMPILER_RT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES