diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a24ddb9..15f1ac3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -246,20 +246,16 @@
     find_package(CURL 7.30.0 REQUIRED)
     target_link_libraries(netconf2 CURL::libcurl)
 
-    # crypt
-    check_function_exists(crypt HAVE_CRYPT_NOLIB)
-    if(NOT HAVE_CRYPT_NOLIB)
-        # we may need to link it explicitly
-        if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "QNX")
-            set(LIBCRYPT login)
-        else()
-            set(LIBCRYPT crypt)
-        endif()
-        check_library_exists(${LIBCRYPT} crypt "" HAVE_CRYPT)
-        if(HAVE_CRYPT)
-            target_link_libraries(netconf2 ${LIBCRYPT})
-            list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBCRYPT})
-        endif()
+    # crypt (if not found, assume no library needs to be linked)
+    if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "QNX")
+        set(LIBCRYPT login)
+    else()
+        set(LIBCRYPT crypt)
+    endif()
+    check_library_exists(${LIBCRYPT} crypt "" HAVE_CRYPT)
+    if(HAVE_CRYPT)
+        target_link_libraries(netconf2 ${LIBCRYPT})
+        list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LIBCRYPT})
     endif()
 
     # libpam