diff --git a/utils/shadow/Makefile b/utils/shadow/Makefile
index ab2ba224b1..9a3f9ccf3d 100644
--- a/utils/shadow/Makefile
+++ b/utils/shadow/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:debian:shadow
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libxcrypt
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=xcrypt
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk