diff --git a/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl b/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
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index 00000000..320b7da4
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+++ b/releases/portage/stages-qemu/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
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+# needed for stage 1 at least
+sys-libs/musl crypt
diff --git a/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl b/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..320b7da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/portage/stages/profile/package.use.force/releng/musl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# needed for stage 1 at least
+sys-libs/musl crypt