diff --git a/build_snap.sh b/build_snap.sh
index 40af747..b1f3cc9 100755
--- a/build_snap.sh
+++ b/build_snap.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ fi
 # build libwallet
 ${SNAPCRAFT_PART_SRC}/get_libwallet_api.sh $BUILD_TYPE
 
-if [ "$DISABLE_PASS_STRENGTH_METER" != true ]; then
-    $MAKE -C ${SNAPCRACFT_PART_SRC}/src/zxcvbn-c || exit
-fi
+make -C '${SNAPCRACFT_PART_SRC}/src/zxcvbn-c'
 
 if [ ! -d build ]; then mkdir build; fi
 
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
index 4b1f35d..e2b4c72 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/WalletManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "WalletManager.h"
 #include "Wallet.h"
 #include "wallet/api/wallet2_api.h"
+#include "zxcvbn-c/zxcvbn.h"
 #include "QRCodeImageProvider.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
@@ -301,6 +302,23 @@ QUrl WalletManager::localPathToUrl(const QString &path) const
     return QUrl::fromLocalFile(path);
 }
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_PASS_STRENGTH_METER
+double WalletManager::getPasswordStrength(const QString &password) const
+{
+    static const char *local_dict[] = {
+        "monero", "fluffypony", NULL
+    };
+
+    if (!ZxcvbnInit("zxcvbn.dict")) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open zxcvbn.dict\n");
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    double e = ZxcvbnMatch(password.toStdString().c_str(), local_dict, NULL);
+    ZxcvbnUnInit();
+    return e;
+}
+#endif
+
 bool WalletManager::saveQrCode(const QString &code, const QString &path) const
 {
     QSize size;