diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
index 2459635a56..fcefc9a2e6 100644
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="ncurses: The ncurses (new curses) library"