diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/conserver/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/conserver/default.nix
index d8bb437404d4..30ac050ee0d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/conserver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/conserver/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch
 , autoreconfHook
+, libxcrypt
 , gssapiSupport ? false
 , libkrb5
 , freeipmiSupport ? false
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ ]
+  buildInputs = [ libxcrypt ]
     ++ lib.optionals freeipmiSupport [ freeipmi ]
     ++ lib.optionals gssapiSupport [ libkrb5 ]
     ++ lib.optionals opensslSupport [ openssl ];