diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index 775412b8c4e..a9327b02c81 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 #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 00000000000..d411890f5d8
--- /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 609b5c04fd2..34773076f56 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7035,7 +7035,7 @@ $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 poll.h process.h pthread.h \
 shadow.h signal.h stdint.h stropts.h termios.h thread.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7243de205be..c6453402162 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ 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 poll.h process.h pthread.h \
 shadow.h signal.h stdint.h stropts.h termios.h thread.h \
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index 22dc2dba6d6..11c4a66873c 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
 /* 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