diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/ppp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/ppp/default.nix
index d39607338e74..d7735466ddcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/ppp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/ppp/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , substituteAll
 , libpcap
+, libxcrypt
 , openssl
 , bash
 }:
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     libpcap
+    libxcrypt
     openssl
     bash
   ];
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
   ];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lcrypt";
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
     mkdir -p $out/bin