diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index dd595ea5e4ca54..1feb1531cc94f0 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CRYPT_H
+#include <crypt.h>
+#endif
 
 /* For size_t? */
 #ifdef HAVE_STDDEF_H
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-01-23-15-33-40.bpo-32635.qHwIZy.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-01-23-15-33-40.bpo-32635.qHwIZy.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d411890f5d884e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2018-01-23-15-33-40.bpo-32635.qHwIZy.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix segfault of the crypt module when libxcrypt is provided instead of
+libcrypt at the system.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a9b0ab9646bed0..5904b54c3eda80 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7682,7 +7682,7 @@ $as_echo "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
-for ac_header in asm/types.h conio.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
+for ac_header in asm/types.h crypt.h conio.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
 fcntl.h grp.h \
 ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h process.h pthread.h \
 sched.h shadow.h signal.h stropts.h termios.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 03b0f501affa70..15ef872a53af45 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ dnl AC_MSG_RESULT($cpp_type)
 
 # checks for header files
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/types.h conio.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/types.h crypt.h conio.h direct.h dlfcn.h errno.h \
 fcntl.h grp.h \
 ieeefp.h io.h langinfo.h libintl.h process.h pthread.h \
 sched.h shadow.h signal.h stropts.h termios.h \
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index dd7c62bad1bacb..fd5a0c38d89e44 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `copysign' function. */
 #undef HAVE_COPYSIGN
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the <crypt.h> header file. */
+#undef HAVE_CRYPT_H
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `ctermid' function. */
 #undef HAVE_CTERMID