diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 7fd8972f1c..9ddf319095 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ add_user() {
   if [ "$PASSWORD" = "x" ]; then
     PASSWORD="*"
   else
-    PASSWORD=$(python -c "import crypt; print(crypt.crypt('$PASSWORD', crypt.mksalt(crypt.METHOD_SHA512)))")
+    PASSWORD=$(openssl passwd -6 "${PASSWORD}")
   fi
   if ! grep -q "^$1:" ${INSTALL}/usr/cache/shadow; then
     echo "$1:$PASSWORD:::::::" >> ${INSTALL}/usr/cache/shadow
diff --git a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
index 2231b828b3..dc3ff1ea58 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_VERSION=""
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="autoconf:host autoconf-archive:host automake:host bison:host configtools:host cmake:host flex:host intltool:host libtool:host ninja:host make:host meson:host p7zip:host pigz:host sed:host xmlstarlet:host xz:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="autoconf:host autoconf-archive:host automake:host bison:host configtools:host cmake:host flex:host intltool:host libtool:host ninja:host make:host meson:host openssl:host p7zip:host pigz:host sed:host xmlstarlet:host xz:host"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain:host gcc:host"
 PKG_SECTION="virtual"
 PKG_LONGDESC="LibreELEC.tv' toolchain to compile all packages"