diff --git a/package/nginx/Config.in b/package/nginx/Config.in
index 8e888baa1c..1c74f6e116 100644
--- a/package/nginx/Config.in
+++ b/package/nginx/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX
 	bool "nginx"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS if BR2_sparc_v8 || BR2_sparc_leon3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  nginx is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail
 	  proxy server.