diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b20fd4e..bbbf83f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ include config.mk
 SRC = slock.c ${COMPATSRC}
 OBJ = ${SRC:.c=.o}
 
-all: options slock
+all: options clean slock
 
 options:
 	@echo slock build options:
 	@echo "CFLAGS   = ${CFLAGS}"
 	@echo "LDFLAGS  = ${LDFLAGS}"
 	@echo "CC       = ${CC}"
+	@echo "DEFINES  = ${DEFINES}"
 
 .c.o:
 	@echo CC $<
-	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
+	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${DEFINES} $<
 
 ${OBJ}: config.h config.mk arg.h util.h
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ config.h:
 	@cp config.def.h $@
 
 slock: ${OBJ}
+	@if [ -z ${PW} ]; then \
+	    echo "Define password when running make! Example: 'make PW=xyz'"; \
+	    exit 1; \
+	fi
 	@echo CC -o $@
 	@${CC} -o $@ ${OBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
 
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ dist: clean
 	@gzip slock-${VERSION}.tar
 	@rm -rf slock-${VERSION}
 
-install: all
+install: options slock
 	@echo installing executable file to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	@cp -f slock ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 1e1ca45..75ee770 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I. -I/usr/include -I${X11INC}
-LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -lcrypt -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXext -lXrandr
+LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXext -lXrandr
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -DHAVE_SHADOW_H
 CFLAGS = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Os ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS = -s ${LIBS}
+DEFINES += -DPW=\"${PW}\"
 COMPATSRC = explicit_bzero.c
 
-# On OpenBSD and Darwin remove -lcrypt from LIBS
-#LIBS = -L/usr/lib -lc -L${X11LIB} -lX11 -lXext -lXrandr
 # On *BSD remove -DHAVE_SHADOW_H from CPPFLAGS
 # On NetBSD add -D_NETBSD_SOURCE to CPPFLAGS
 #CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_NETBSD_SOURCE
diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 5ae738c..b78e14a 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -83,53 +83,11 @@ dontkillme(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static const char *
-gethash(void)
-{
-	const char *hash;
-	struct passwd *pw;
-
-	/* Check if the current user has a password entry */
-	errno = 0;
-	if (!(pw = getpwuid(getuid()))) {
-		if (errno)
-			die("slock: getpwuid: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		else
-			die("slock: cannot retrieve password entry\n");
-	}
-	hash = pw->pw_passwd;
-
-#if HAVE_SHADOW_H
-	if (!strcmp(hash, "x")) {
-		struct spwd *sp;
-		if (!(sp = getspnam(pw->pw_name)))
-			die("slock: getspnam: cannot retrieve shadow entry. "
-			    "Make sure to suid or sgid slock.\n");
-		hash = sp->sp_pwdp;
-	}
-#else
-	if (!strcmp(hash, "*")) {
-#ifdef __OpenBSD__
-		if (!(pw = getpwuid_shadow(getuid())))
-			die("slock: getpwnam_shadow: cannot retrieve shadow entry. "
-			    "Make sure to suid or sgid slock.\n");
-		hash = pw->pw_passwd;
-#else
-		die("slock: getpwuid: cannot retrieve shadow entry. "
-		    "Make sure to suid or sgid slock.\n");
-#endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
-	}
-#endif /* HAVE_SHADOW_H */
-
-	return hash;
-}
-
 static void
-readpw(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, struct lock **locks, int nscreens,
-       const char *hash)
+readpw(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, struct lock **locks, int nscreens)
 {
 	XRRScreenChangeNotifyEvent *rre;
-	char buf[32], passwd[256], *inputhash;
+	char buf[32], passwd[256];
 	int num, screen, running, failure, oldc;
 	unsigned int len, color;
 	KeySym ksym;
@@ -159,11 +117,7 @@ readpw(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, struct lock **locks, int nscreens,
 			switch (ksym) {
 			case XK_Return:
 				passwd[len] = '\0';
-				errno = 0;
-				if (!(inputhash = crypt(passwd, hash)))
-					fprintf(stderr, "slock: crypt: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-				else
-					running = !!strcmp(inputhash, hash);
+				running = !!strcmp(passwd, PW );
 				if (running) {
 					XBell(dpy, 100);
 					failure = 1;
@@ -311,7 +265,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	struct group *grp;
 	uid_t duid;
 	gid_t dgid;
-	const char *hash;
 	Display *dpy;
 	int s, nlocks, nscreens;
 
@@ -339,10 +292,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	dontkillme();
 #endif
 
-	hash = gethash();
 	errno = 0;
-	if (!crypt("", hash))
-		die("slock: crypt: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
 	if (!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
 		die("slock: cannot open display\n");
@@ -389,7 +339,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	/* everything is now blank. Wait for the correct password */
-	readpw(dpy, &rr, locks, nscreens, hash);
+	readpw(dpy, &rr, locks, nscreens);
 
 	return 0;
 }