diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e5ab641629..e2ea44edbf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -23140,7 +23140,7 @@ fi
 
 
    if test "${ac_cv_lib_pq_PQexec}" = "yes"; then
-      PGSQL_LIB="-L${PGSQL_libdir} -lpq -lz -lcrypt"
+      PGSQL_LIB="-L${PGSQL_libdir} -lpq -lz"
       PGSQL_INCLUDE="-I${PGSQL_includedir}"
       PBX_PGSQL=1
    elif test ! -z "${PGSQL_MANDATORY}";
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 868f9e7f66..aa06832334 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ if test "${PG_CONFIG}" != No; then
    [Define to indicate the PostgreSQL library]), [], -L${PGSQL_libdir} -lz)
 
    if test "${ac_cv_lib_pq_PQexec}" = "yes"; then
-      PGSQL_LIB="-L${PGSQL_libdir} -lpq -lz -lcrypt"
+      PGSQL_LIB="-L${PGSQL_libdir} -lpq -lz"
       PGSQL_INCLUDE="-I${PGSQL_includedir}"
       PBX_PGSQL=1
    elif test ! -z "${PGSQL_MANDATORY}";