diff --git a/package/util-linux/Config.in b/package/util-linux/Config.in
index 73fa11380e..1f5dacec2f 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/Config.in
+++ b/package/util-linux/Config.in
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_MOUNTPOINT
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NEWGRP
 	bool "newgrp"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  Log in to a new group
 
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ comment "su needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ wchar, locale, dynamic library,
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_SULOGIN
 	bool "sulogin"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	help
 	  Single-user login
 
diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
index e1fe1ec191..0337e7e13a 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_LICENSE_FILES = README.licensing \
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),libxcrypt) \
 	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-rpath \
diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index a9e5b0bf68..f2821978c5 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ UTIL_LINUX_AUTORECONF = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT),libxcrypt) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBS),util-linux-libs) \
 	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += \