diff --git a/package/quagga/Config.in b/package/quagga/Config.in
index 9427475d03..9361b6a212 100644
--- a/package/quagga/Config.in
+++ b/package/quagga/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA
 	bool "quagga"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  Routing software suite, providing implementations of OSPFv2,
 	  OSPFv3 (IPv6), RIP v1 and v2, RIPng (IPv6) and BGPv4+.
diff --git a/package/quagga/quagga.mk b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
index 97297baff8..5d8d52263a 100644
--- a/package/quagga/quagga.mk
+++ b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ else
 QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += --disable-capabilities
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),y)
+QUAGGA_DEPENDENCIES += libxcrypt
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_C),y)
 QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += --enable-protobuf
 QUAGGA_DEPENDENCIES += protobuf-c