diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
index 04f1732f7a5b..7c168340b1ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/alpine/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {lib, stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, tcl, openssl, pam, libkrb5
-, openldap
+, openldap, libxcrypt
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    ncurses tcl openssl pam libkrb5 openldap
+    ncurses tcl openssl pam libkrb5 openldap libxcrypt
   ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];