diff --git a/templates/cracklib.tmpl b/templates/cracklib.tmpl
index 09a3b00c5cf..ff62cb6f942 100644
--- a/templates/cracklib.tmpl
+++ b/templates/cracklib.tmpl
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ post_install()
 		$destdir/usr/share/dict/cracklib-small
 	sh ./util/cracklib-format dicts/cracklib-small \
 		| sh ./util/cracklib-packer $destdir/usr/share/cracklib/pw_dict
+	install -d $destdir/lib/cracklib
+	install -v $destdir/usr/share/cracklib/pw_dict* $destdir/lib/cracklib
+	gzip -9 $destdir/lib/cracklib/pw_dict.pwd
 }