diff --git a/package/cracklib/cracklib.mk b/package/cracklib/cracklib.mk
index b9e3dc0d75..91d510ff34 100644
--- a/package/cracklib/cracklib.mk
+++ b/package/cracklib/cracklib.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ CRACKLIB_SITE = https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib/releases/download/v$(CRACKL
 CRACKLIB_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1
 CRACKLIB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LIB
 CRACKLIB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-CRACKLIB_DEPENDENCIES = host-cracklib
+CRACKLIB_DEPENDENCIES = host-cracklib $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+CRACKLIB_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 CRACKLIB_CONF_OPTS += --with-zlib