diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sawfish/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sawfish/default.nix
index f75d7ec5d1bd..ef001787a596 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sawfish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/sawfish/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , imlib
 , libICE
 , libSM
+, libxcrypt
 , libXinerama
 , libXrandr
 , libXtst
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     imlib
     libICE
     libSM
+    libxcrypt
     libXinerama
     libXrandr
     libXtst