diff --git a/package/mokutil/Config.in b/package/mokutil/Config.in
index 3f0c760f7d..dd02078b4e 100644
--- a/package/mokutil/Config.in
+++ b/package/mokutil/Config.in
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MOKUTIL
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 # efivar
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KEYUTILS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	help
 	  mokutil is a tool to import or delete the machines owner
diff --git a/package/mokutil/mokutil.mk b/package/mokutil/mokutil.mk
index 6e83d9f138..f176fa5bee 100644
--- a/package/mokutil/mokutil.mk
+++ b/package/mokutil/mokutil.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MOKUTIL_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	efivar \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	keyutils \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),libxcrypt) \
 	openssl
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))