diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCrypt/CMakeLists.txt b/Userland/Libraries/LibCrypt/CMakeLists.txt
index f24d3f318a..4f9ea90447 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCrypt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCrypt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+
+# HACK ALERT!
+# To avoid a circular dependency chain with LibCrypt --> LibCrypto --> LibCore --> LibCrypt
+# We include the SHA2 implementation from LibCrypto here manually
+add_library(LibCryptSHA2 OBJECT ../LibCrypto/Hash/SHA2.cpp)
+set_target_properties(LibCryptSHA2 PROPERTIES CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
+set_target_properties(LibCryptSHA2 PROPERTIES VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON)
+
 set(SOURCES
     crypt.cpp
 )
 
 serenity_libc(LibCrypt crypt)
-target_link_libraries(LibCrypt LibC LibCrypto)
+target_link_libraries(LibCrypt LibC LibCryptSHA2)