diff --git a/Linux-PAM.be0 b/Linux-PAM.be0
index f269abe4e..e38a27127 100755
--- a/Linux-PAM.be0
+++ b/Linux-PAM.be0
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ INCLUDEDIR=/usr/include/security
 
 mee_configure() {
     bee_configure \
-       --enable-read-both-confs
+       --enable-read-both-confs \
+       --disable-cracklib
 }
 
 #mee_build() {