diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
index 5e86e2affb3..43a32eccda1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libxcrypt }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cde";
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # useful.
   preferLocalBuild = true;
 
+  buildInputs = [ libxcrypt ];
+
   patchBuild = ''
     sed -i -e '/install/d' $src/Makefile
   '';