diff --git a/package/systemd/Config.in b/package/systemd/Config.in
index aa5143d484..a94e9b73b8 100644
--- a/package/systemd/Config.in
+++ b/package/systemd/Config.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS if !BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_BROKER # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index c6b006d1fb..8987dc19a6 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-python-jinja2 \
 	kmod \
 	libcap \
+	libxcrypt \
 	util-linux-libs \
 	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
@@ -882,6 +883,7 @@ HOST_SYSTEMD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-util-linux \
 	host-patchelf \
 	host-libcap \
+	host-libxcrypt \
 	host-gperf \
 	host-python-jinja2