diff --git a/srcpkgs/elogind/template b/srcpkgs/elogind/template
index 650afe1b5d5..111f2b259d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elogind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elogind/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ configure_args="-Dcgroup-controller=elogind -Ddefault-hierarchy=legacy
 hostmakedepends="docbook-xsl gettext-devel glib-devel gperf intltool libxslt
  m4 pkg-config python3-Jinja2 shadow"
 makedepends="acl-devel eudev-libudev-devel gettext-devel libcap-devel
- libglib-devel libseccomp-devel pam-devel libxcrypt-devel"
+ libglib-devel libseccomp-devel pam-devel"
 depends="dbus"
 short_desc="Standalone logind fork"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ conf_files="/etc/elogind/*.conf"
 # tests fail differently due to containerization and kernel features
 make_check=ci-skip
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"
+fi
+
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dutmp=false"
 fi