diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bda3fd1..afa63cc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 libvty_a_SOURCES = vty/buffer.c vty/command.c vty/vector.c vty/vty.c
 
 bsc_hack_SOURCES = bsc_hack.c vty_interface.c
-bsc_hack_LDADD = libbsc.a libvty.a -ldl -ldbi -lcrypt
+bsc_hack_LDADD = libbsc.a libvty.a -ldl -ldbi
 
 bs11_config_SOURCES = bs11_config.c abis_nm.c gsm_data.c msgb.c debug.c \
 		      select.c timer.c rs232.c tlv_parser.c signal.c
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 ipaccess_find_SOURCES = ipaccess-find.c select.c timer.c
 
 ipaccess_config_SOURCES = ipaccess-config.c
-ipaccess_config_LDADD = libbsc.a libvty.a -ldl -ldbi -lcrypt
+ipaccess_config_LDADD = libbsc.a libvty.a -ldl -ldbi
diff --git a/src/vty/command.c b/src/vty/command.c
index b6fd2ad..f424262 100644
--- a/src/vty/command.c
+++ b/src/vty/command.c
@@ -2705,11 +2705,13 @@
 		free(host.password);
 	host.password = NULL;
 
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 	if (host.encrypt) {
 		if (host.password_encrypt)
 			free(host.password_encrypt);
 		host.password_encrypt = strdup(zencrypt(argv[0]));
 	} else
+#endif
 		host.password = strdup(argv[0]);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -2764,11 +2766,13 @@
 	host.enable = NULL;
 
 	/* Plain password input. */
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 	if (host.encrypt) {
 		if (host.enable_encrypt)
 			free(host.enable_encrypt);
 		host.enable_encrypt = strdup(zencrypt(argv[0]));
 	} else
+#endif
 		host.enable = strdup(argv[0]);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -2799,6 +2803,7 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 DEFUN(service_password_encrypt,
       service_password_encrypt_cmd,
       "service password-encryption",
@@ -2843,6 +2848,7 @@
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
+#endif
 
 DEFUN(config_terminal_length, config_terminal_length_cmd,
       "terminal length <0-512>",
@@ -3390,8 +3396,10 @@
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &enable_password_text_cmd);
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &no_enable_password_cmd);
 
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &service_password_encrypt_cmd);
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &no_service_password_encrypt_cmd);
+#endif
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &banner_motd_default_cmd);
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &banner_motd_file_cmd);
 		install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &no_banner_motd_cmd);
diff --git a/src/vty/vty.c b/src/vty/vty.c
index 370d1f7..ca6fff7 100644
--- a/src/vty/vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/vty.c
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@
 
 	switch (vty->node) {
 	case AUTH_NODE:
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 		if (host.encrypt)
 			passwd = host.password_encrypt;
 		else
+#endif
 			passwd = host.password;
 		if (host.advanced)
 			next_node = host.enable ? VIEW_NODE : ENABLE_NODE;
@@ -85,18 +87,22 @@
 			next_node = VIEW_NODE;
 		break;
 	case AUTH_ENABLE_NODE:
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 		if (host.encrypt)
 			passwd = host.enable_encrypt;
 		else
+#endif
 			passwd = host.enable;
 		next_node = ENABLE_NODE;
 		break;
 	}
 
 	if (passwd) {
+#ifdef VTY_CRYPT_PW
 		if (host.encrypt)
 			fail = strcmp(crypt(buf, passwd), passwd);
 		else
+#endif
 			fail = strcmp(buf, passwd);
 	} else
 		fail = 1;