diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1e109998..caf61202 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno 0.2.8",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "rpassword",
+ "rustix",
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
  "udev",
@@ -497,27 +497,6 @@ version = "0.8.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c08c74e62047bb2de4ff487b251e4a92e24f48745648451635cec7d591162d9f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rpassword"
-version = "7.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "80472be3c897911d0137b2d2b9055faf6eeac5b14e324073d83bc17b191d7e3f"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rtoolbox",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rtoolbox"
-version = "0.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c247d24e63230cdb56463ae328478bd5eac8b8faa8c69461a77e8e323afac90e"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-hash"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -526,9 +505,9 @@ checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.38.31"
+version = "0.38.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6ea3e1a662af26cd7a3ba09c0297a31af215563ecf42817c98df621387f4e949"
+checksum = "70dc5ec042f7a43c4a73241207cecc9873a06d45debb38b329f8541d85c2730f"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
  "errno 0.3.8",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d56d6272..f0182a4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ udev = "0.7.0"
 uuid = "1.2.2"
 errno = "0.2"
 either = "1.5"
-rpassword = "7"
 bch_bindgen = { path = "bch_bindgen" }
 byteorder = "1.3"
 strum = { version = "0.26", features = ["derive"] }
 strum_macros = "0.26"
 zeroize = { version = "1", features = ["std", "zeroize_derive"] }
+rustix = { version = "0.38.34", features = ["termios"] }
 
 [dependencies.env_logger]
 version = "0.10"
diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index 0a2d08da..efca0a9a 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use bch_bindgen::{
 };
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt};
 use log::info;
+use rustix::termios;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use zeroize::{ZeroizeOnDrop, Zeroizing};
 
@@ -151,9 +152,20 @@ impl Passphrase {
 
     // blocks indefinitely if no input is available on stdin
     pub fn new_from_prompt() -> Result<Self> {
-        let passphrase = Zeroizing::new(rpassword::prompt_password("Enter passphrase: ")?);
+        let old = termios::tcgetattr(stdin())?;
+        let mut new = old.clone();
+        new.local_modes.remove(termios::LocalModes::ECHO);
+        termios::tcsetattr(stdin(), termios::OptionalActions::Flush, &new)?;
 
-        Ok(Self(CString::new(passphrase.trim_end_matches('\n'))?))
+        eprint!("Enter passphrase: ");
+
+        let mut line = Zeroizing::new(String::new());
+        let res = stdin().read_line(&mut line);
+        termios::tcsetattr(stdin(), termios::OptionalActions::Flush, &old)?;
+        eprintln!("");
+        res?;
+
+        Ok(Self(CString::new(line.trim_end_matches('\n'))?))
     }
 
     // blocks indefinitely if no input is available on stdin