diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
index f040022cc91b..9a534c4c1465 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdb/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , python3
 , readline
 , libxslt
+, libxcrypt
 , docbook-xsl-nons
 , docbook_xml_dtd_45
 }:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     python3
     readline # required to build python
+    libxcrypt
   ];
 
   wafPath = "buildtools/bin/waf";