diff --git a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index 42e2bb74..925e9611 100644
--- a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 PROJECT(servatrice)
 
-FIND_PACKAGE(Libgcrypt REQUIRED)
-
 SET(servatrice_SOURCES
     src/main.cpp
     src/passwordhasher.cpp
@@ -29,6 +27,10 @@ if(Qt4_FOUND)
     INCLUDE(${QT_USE_FILE})
     include_directories(${QT_INCLUDES})
     LIST(APPEND SERVATRICE_LIBS ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+
+    # Libgcrypt is required only with Qt4 to support SHA512 hashing
+    FIND_PACKAGE(Libgcrypt REQUIRED)
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBGCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
 # qt5 stuff
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ SET(QT_DONT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)
 
 # Include directories
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(../common)
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${LIBGCRYPT_INCLUDE_DIR})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../common)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
diff --git a/servatrice/src/passwordhasher.cpp b/servatrice/src/passwordhasher.cpp
index 0d8cda36..554c8f2f 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/passwordhasher.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/passwordhasher.cpp
@@ -1,32 +1,53 @@
 #include "passwordhasher.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <gcrypt.h>
+
+#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    #include <string.h>
+    #include <gcrypt.h>
+#else
+    #include <QCryptographicHash>
+#endif
 
 void PasswordHasher::initialize()
 {
-	// These calls are required by libgcrypt before we use any of its functions.
-	gcry_check_version(0);
-	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_DISABLE_SECMEM, 0);
-	gcry_control(GCRYCTL_INITIALIZATION_FINISHED, 0);
+#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
+    // These calls are required by libgcrypt before we use any of its functions.
+    gcry_check_version(0);
+    gcry_control(GCRYCTL_DISABLE_SECMEM, 0);
+    gcry_control(GCRYCTL_INITIALIZATION_FINISHED, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
+#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 QString PasswordHasher::computeHash(const QString &password, const QString &salt)
 {
-	const int algo = GCRY_MD_SHA512;
-	const int rounds = 1000;
+    const int algo = GCRY_MD_SHA512;
+    const int rounds = 1000;
 
-	QByteArray passwordBuffer = (salt + password).toUtf8();
-	int hashLen = gcry_md_get_algo_dlen(algo);
-	char *hash = new char[hashLen], *tmp = new char[hashLen];
-	gcry_md_hash_buffer(algo, hash, passwordBuffer.data(), passwordBuffer.size());
-	for (int i = 1; i < rounds; ++i) {
-		memcpy(tmp, hash, hashLen);
-		gcry_md_hash_buffer(algo, hash, tmp, hashLen);
-	}
-	QString hashedPass = salt + QString(QByteArray(hash, hashLen).toBase64());
-	delete[] tmp;
-	delete[] hash;
-	return hashedPass;
+    QByteArray passwordBuffer = (salt + password).toUtf8();
+    int hashLen = gcry_md_get_algo_dlen(algo);
+    char *hash = new char[hashLen], *tmp = new char[hashLen];
+    gcry_md_hash_buffer(algo, hash, passwordBuffer.data(), passwordBuffer.size());
+    for (int i = 1; i < rounds; ++i) {
+        memcpy(tmp, hash, hashLen);
+        gcry_md_hash_buffer(algo, hash, tmp, hashLen);
+    }
+    QString hashedPass = salt + QString(QByteArray(hash, hashLen).toBase64());
+    delete[] tmp;
+    delete[] hash;
+    return hashedPass;
 }
+#else
+QString PasswordHasher::computeHash(const QString &password, const QString &salt)
+{
+    QCryptographicHash::Algorithm algo = QCryptographicHash::Sha512;
+    const int rounds = 1000;
 
+    QByteArray hash = (salt + password).toUtf8();
+    for (int i = 0; i < rounds; ++i) {
+        hash = QCryptographicHash::hash(hash, algo);
+    }
+    QString hashedPass = salt + QString(hash.toBase64());
+    return hashedPass;
+}
+#endif