diff --git a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.10.1.ebuild b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.10.1.ebuild
index ac25e1ae37a2d..7e146e674287d 100644
--- a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.10.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.10.1.ebuild
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	acct-group/sssd
 	passkey? ( sys-apps/pcsc-lite[policykit] )
 	selinux? ( >=sec-policy/selinux-sssd-2.20120725-r9 )"
+DEPEND+="
+	sys-apps/shadow"
 BDEPEND="
 	acct-user/sssd
 	acct-group/sssd
diff --git a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.9.6-r1.ebuild b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.9.6-r1.ebuild
index a34213b26ee2a..faf744ba4edc7 100644
--- a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.9.6-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.9.6-r1.ebuild
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ DEPEND="
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	passkey? ( sys-apps/pcsc-lite[policykit] )
 	selinux? ( >=sec-policy/selinux-sssd-2.20120725-r9 )"
+DEPEND+="
+	sys-apps/shadow"
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	app-text/docbook-xml-dtd:4.4