diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/partimage/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/partimage/default.nix
index afb8489e1f42..d5a2863d968d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/partimage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/partimage/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , openssl
 , pkg-config
 , slang
+, libxcrypt
 , autoreconfHook
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "--with-ssl-headers=${openssl.dev}/include/openssl" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ bzip2 zlib newt newt openssl slang ];
+  buildInputs = [ bzip2 zlib newt newt openssl slang libxcrypt ];
 
   patches = [
     ./gentoos-zlib.patch