diff --git a/libcrypt/src/dummy.cpp b/libcrypt/src/dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c3a4c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcrypt/src/dummy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+// We build an empty libcrypt because shadow expects -lcrypt
+// The actual crypt functions reside inside libc
+
+extern "C" void __mlibc_libcrypt_dummy(void) { }
+
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 54cf13fa..54aeaf9a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ if not headers_only
 		shared_library('rt', 'librt/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 		shared_library('util', 'libutil/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 		shared_library('m', 'libm/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
+		shared_library('crypt', 'libcrypt/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 	else
 		ldso_lib = static_library('ld', rtdl_sources,
 				name_prefix: '',
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ if not headers_only
 		static_library('rt', 'librt/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 		static_library('util', 'libutil/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 		static_library('m', 'libm/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
+		static_library('crypt', 'libcrypt/src/dummy.cpp', install: true)
 	endif
 endif