diff --git a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
index ceb32c39780..285c89eb25d 100644
--- a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ppp
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ppp
+  DEPENDS:= +USE_GLIBC:libcrypt-compat +kmod-ppp
   TITLE:=PPP daemon
   VARIANT:=default
 endef
 
 define Package/ppp-multilink
 $(call Package/ppp/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ppp
+  DEPENDS:= +USE_GLIBC:libcrypt-compat +kmod-ppp
   TITLE:=PPP daemon (with multilink support)
   VARIANT:=multilink
 endef