diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index 6ed0a4d4da0fe..83cde07749496 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 , withLinuxHeaders ? false
 , profilingLibraries ? false
 , withGd ? false
+, withLibcrypt ? false
 , meta
 , extraBuildInputs ? []
 , extraNativeBuildInputs ? []
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       # To avoid linking with -lgcc_s (dynamic link)
       # so the glibc does not depend on its compiler store path
       "libc_cv_as_needed=no"
-    ] ++ lib.optional withGd "--with-gd";
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optional withGd "--with-gd"
+    ++ lib.optional (!withLibcrypt) "--disable-crypt";
 
   makeFlags = [
     "OBJCOPY=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}objcopy"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index 728b97d2f5f4e..8602498f01b94 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , withLinuxHeaders ? true
 , profilingLibraries ? false
 , withGd ? false
+, withLibcrypt? false
 , buildPackages
 }:
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ in
 callPackage ./common.nix { inherit stdenv; } {
     pname = "glibc" + lib.optionalString withGd "-gd";
 
-    inherit withLinuxHeaders profilingLibraries withGd;
+    inherit withLinuxHeaders profilingLibraries withGd withLibcrypt;
 
     # Note:
     # Things you write here override, and do not add to,