diff --git a/libmisc/salt.c b/libmisc/salt.c
index efef4e59..823b093d 100644
--- a/libmisc/salt.c
+++ b/libmisc/salt.c
@@ -439,6 +439,19 @@ static /*@observer@*/const char *gensalt (size_t salt_size)
 		exit (1);
 	}
 
+	char *pos = strstr(retval, "$rounds=");
+	if (pos != NULL) {
+		char str[128];
+		int len;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = sprintf(str, "%lu", rounds);
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			len = strlen("$rounds=") + strlen(str);
+			memmove(pos, pos + len, strlen(pos + len) + 1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return retval;
 #else /* USE_XCRYPT_GENSALT */
 	/* Check if the result buffer is long enough. */