diff --git a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit-2.88dsf/crypt-lib.patch b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit-2.88dsf/crypt-lib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9511f088e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit-2.88dsf/crypt-lib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# The src Makefile was checking for libcrypt.a on the host, not in the
+# build environment.  This patch checks for $LCRYPT in the environment
+# and uses it if it's there.
+# - jdike@linux.intel.com
+
+Index: sysvinit-2.88dsf/src/Makefile
+===================================================================
+--- sysvinit-2.88dsf.orig/src/Makefile
++++ sysvinit-2.88dsf/src/Makefile
+@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ else
+ endif
+ 
+ # Additional libs for GNU libc.
++ifneq ($(LCRYPT),)
++  SULOGINLIBS	+= $(LCRYPT)
++else
+ ifneq ($(wildcard /usr/lib*/libcrypt.a),)
+   SULOGINLIBS	+= -lcrypt
+ endif
++endif
+ 
+ all:		$(BIN) $(SBIN) $(USRBIN)
+ 
diff --git a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
index d7821459de..db38064548 100644
--- a/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "base"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe \
                     file://COPYRIGHT;endline=15;md5=349c872e0066155e1818b786938876a4"
-PR = "r0"
+PR = "r1"
 
 # USE_VT and SERIAL_CONSOLE are generally defined by the MACHINE .conf.
 # Set PACKAGE_ARCH appropriately.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS ?= "1"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases-noredirect/sysvinit/sysvinit-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
 	   file://install.patch \
+	   file://crypt-lib.patch \
            file://need \
            file://provide \
            file://inittab \