--- netcat-4.0.20061122/usr.bin/nc/socks.c
+++ netcat-4.0.20061122/usr.bin/nc/socks.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <resolv.h>
+#if defined(HAVE_READPASSPHRASE)
 #include <readpassphrase.h>
+#endif
 #include "atomicio.h"
 
 #define SOCKS_PORT	"1080"
@@ -113,11 +115,19 @@ static const char *
 getproxypass(const char *proxyuser, const char *proxyhost)
 {
 	char prompt[512];
+#if defined(HAVE_READPASSPHRASE)
 	static char pw[256];
+#else
+	char *pw;
+#endif
 
 	snprintf(prompt, sizeof(prompt), "Proxy password for %s@%s: ",
 	   proxyuser, proxyhost);
+#if defined(HAVE_READPASSPHRASE)
 	if (readpassphrase(prompt, pw, sizeof(pw), RPP_REQUIRE_TTY) == NULL)
+#else
+	if ((pw = getpass(prompt)) == NULL)
+#endif
 		errx(1, "Unable to read proxy passphrase");
 	return (pw);
 }