diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-tkinter/template b/srcpkgs/python-tkinter/template
index 35c2c102b73..1f6c0d0ce62 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-tkinter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-tkinter/template
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ homepage="https://www.python.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ActiveState/cpython/archive/${_commit}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e41b3ebac8ac7b7e3364c7f28892f81153d23dd200ef6aaacec82080aa5d2b56
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	# Ensure that internal copies of expat, libffi and zlib are not used.
 	rm -r Modules/expat