diff --git a/net/vsftpd/Makefile b/net/vsftpd/Makefile
index 362bcdf6d3..4e75f75b95 100644
--- a/net/vsftpd/Makefile
+++ b/net/vsftpd/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Package/vsftpd-tls/conffiles=$(Package/vsftpd/conffiles)
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_MUSL),)
   NLSSTRING:=-lcrypt
+else ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
+  NLSSTRING:=-lcrypt
 else
   NLSSTRING:=-lcrypt -lnsl
 endif