diff --git a/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/build b/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/build
index d39a87f2f0..2a2f476698 100755
--- a/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/build
+++ b/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/build
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 # nano fails to build with GOLD linker
   strip_gold
 
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ltinfo"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \