diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 5e3b4cd74d0..a77d1f80820 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ define Package/busybox/Default
   MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
   TITLE:=Core utilities for embedded Linux
   URL:=http://busybox.net/
-  DEPENDS:=+BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam +BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NTPD:jsonfilter +(USE_GLIBC&&BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS)||(USE_GLIBC&&BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_RPC):libtirpc
+  DEPENDS:= +USE_GLIBC:libcrypt-compat +BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam +BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NTPD:jsonfilter +(USE_GLIBC&&BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS)||(USE_GLIBC&&BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_INETD_RPC):libtirpc
   USERID:=ntp=123:ntp=123
 endef