diff --git a/package/libnetconf2/Config.in b/package/libnetconf2/Config.in
index 7865f9e487..34934325fa 100644
--- a/package/libnetconf2/Config.in
+++ b/package/libnetconf2/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETCONF2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBYANG
 	help
 	  libnetconf2 is a NETCONF library in C intended for building
diff --git a/package/libnetconf2/libnetconf2.mk b/package/libnetconf2/libnetconf2.mk
index e349c1bce4..88163926c0 100644
--- a/package/libnetconf2/libnetconf2.mk
+++ b/package/libnetconf2/libnetconf2.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ else
 LIBNETCONF2_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_TLS=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),y)
+LIBNETCONF2_DEPENDENCIES += libxcrypt
+endif
+
 HOST_LIBNETCONF2_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_VALGRIND_TESTS=OFF \