diff --git a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
index 786d94a1aa..155cb66e1f 100644
--- a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
+++ b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 HEIMDAL_VERSION = f4faaeaba371fff3f8d1bc14389f5e6d70ca8e17
 HEIMDAL_SITE = $(call github,heimdal,heimdal,$(HEIMDAL_VERSION))
-HOST_HEIMDAL_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs host-ncurses host-pkgconf
+HOST_HEIMDAL_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs host-ncurses host-pkgconf host-libxcrypt
 HOST_HEIMDAL_AUTORECONF = YES
 HEIMDAL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # static because of -fPIC issues with e2fsprogs on x86_64 host
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-heimdal-documentation
 
 # Don't use compile_et from e2fsprogs as it raises a build failure with samba4
-HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_COMPILE_ET=no MAKEINFO=true
+HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_COMPILE_ET=no MAKEINFO=true LIBS=-lcrypt
 HEIMDAL_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 HEIMDAL_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 HEIMDAL_CPE_ID_VALID = YES