diff --git a/libbb/pw_encrypt.c b/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
index a60c33c35..3463fd95b 100644
--- a/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
+++ b/libbb/pw_encrypt.c
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
  * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
  */
 #if !ENABLE_USE_BB_CRYPT
-#include <crypt.h>
+# if !defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#  include <crypt.h>
+# endif
 #endif
 #include "libbb.h"