diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 1be4689..d59e8c3 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ package_mkessler-software() {
 
   # texlive installer
   depends+=(texlive-installer)
+ 
+  # biber (for bibliographies) needs this, since it still uses deprecated and now-removed
+  # libcrypt.so.1
+  # See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=274160 and https://github.com/plk/biber/issues/402
+  depends+=(libxcrypt-compat)
 
   # keepass for password databases
   depends+=(keepassxc)