diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/Makefile b/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
index 25d2549c2beb..37429135a082 100644
--- a/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	3
+SHLIB_MAJOR=	2
 LIB=		scrypt
 
 LCRYPTBASE=	libcrypt
diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypt/Makefile b/secure/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
index 91507911c01c..8cd4eea64742 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	3
+SHLIB_MAJOR=	2
 LIB=		descrypt
 
 LCRYPTBASE=	libcrypt