diff --git a/eBones/libexec/telnetd/Makefile b/eBones/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
index e867c69bd7b..3b341adfdb1 100644
--- a/eBones/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
+++ b/eBones/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MAN8=	telnetd.8
 #ifdef	ENCRYPTION
 
 CFLAGS+=-DAUTHENTICATION -DENCRYPTION
+LDADD+= -ldescrypt
 
 .ifdef MAKE_KERBEROS
 .if exists(/usr/lib/libkrb.a)
diff --git a/eBones/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile b/eBones/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
index b7f5085b61a..7e59c78ec35 100644
--- a/eBones/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
+++ b/eBones/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LDADD+= -ltermcap -ltelnet
 #ifdef	ENCRYPTION
 
 CFLAGS+=-DAUTHENTICATION -DENCRYPTION
+LDADD+= -ldescrypt
 
 .ifdef MAKE_KERBEROS
 .if exists(/usr/lib/libkrb.a)
diff --git a/secure/libexec/telnetd/Makefile b/secure/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
index e867c69bd7b..3b341adfdb1 100644
--- a/secure/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
+++ b/secure/libexec/telnetd/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MAN8=	telnetd.8
 #ifdef	ENCRYPTION
 
 CFLAGS+=-DAUTHENTICATION -DENCRYPTION
+LDADD+= -ldescrypt
 
 .ifdef MAKE_KERBEROS
 .if exists(/usr/lib/libkrb.a)
diff --git a/secure/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile b/secure/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
index b7f5085b61a..7e59c78ec35 100644
--- a/secure/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
+++ b/secure/usr.bin/telnet/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LDADD+= -ltermcap -ltelnet
 #ifdef	ENCRYPTION
 
 CFLAGS+=-DAUTHENTICATION -DENCRYPTION
+LDADD+= -ldescrypt
 
 .ifdef MAKE_KERBEROS
 .if exists(/usr/lib/libkrb.a)