diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/build b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
index 61c618bb51..f7e11e11f5 100755
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/build
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
             --without-ada \
             --without-progs \
             --with-shared \
-            --without-normal \
+            --with-normal \
             --without-debug \
             --without-profile \
             --with-termlib \