diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/build b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
index d1b1c7f2a5..79c6bc9a4b 100755
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/build
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ CWD=`pwd`
 setup_toolchain host
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD/ncurses-host
-./configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+./configure --host=$HOST_NAME \
+            --build=$HOST_NAME \
+            --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
             --with-shared \
 
 make -C include