diff --git a/archinstall/lib/crypt.py b/archinstall/lib/crypt.py
index 6935d45059..c80063df93 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/crypt.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/crypt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import base64
 import ctypes
 import os
+from ctypes.util import find_library
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet, InvalidToken
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@
 
 from archinstall.lib.log import debug
 
-libcrypt = ctypes.CDLL('libcrypt.so')
+libcrypt_name = find_library('crypt') or 'libcrypt.so'
+try:
+	libcrypt = ctypes.CDLL(libcrypt_name)
+except OSError as exc:
+	raise ImportError('Could not load system libcrypt library; make sure libcrypt is installed and accessible.') from exc
 
 libcrypt.crypt.argtypes = [ctypes.c_char_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
 libcrypt.crypt.restype = ctypes.c_char_p