diff --git a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
index 480e7e0b30..c41ff126dc 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ UTILLINUX_CONFIG_DEFAULT="--disable-gtk-doc \
                           --without-audit \
                           --without-udev \
                           --without-ncurses \
+                          --without-ncursesw \
                           --without-readline \
                           --without-slang \
                           --without-tinfo \