diff --git a/srcpkgs/mkpasswd b/srcpkgs/mkpasswd
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..2c656a9178a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mkpasswd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+whois
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/whois/template b/srcpkgs/whois/template
index 18e28c70bba..5d3fc5a5a7d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/whois/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/whois/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'whois'
 pkgname=whois
 version=5.5.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc=whois
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config"
 makedepends="libidn2-devel"
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ do_install() {
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{whois,gwhois}
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/{whois,gwhois}.1
 }
+
+mkpasswd_package() {
+	short_desc="Feature-rich front end to crypt(3) password encryption"
+	alternatives="mkpasswd:mkpasswd:/usr/bin/gmkpasswd
+	 mkpasswd:mkpasswd.1:/usr/share/man/man1/gmkpasswd.1"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vbin mkpasswd gmkpasswd
+		vman mkpasswd.1 gmkpasswd.1
+	}
+}