diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template b/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
index 06c9a1bf0f5..9d0a67c8ee1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ license="Python-2.0"
 distfiles="https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${version%rc*}/Python-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=8dfb8f426fcd226657f9e2bd5f1e96e53264965176fa17d32658e873591aeb21
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"
+fi
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" python3"
 	configure_args+=" --with-build-python=python${py3_ver}"