diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/build b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
index 79c6bc9a4b..c0f713d4f2 100755
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/build
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ CWD=`pwd`
 
 setup_toolchain host
 
+# fix build with wrong libdir order
+LDFLAGS=""
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD/ncurses-host
 ./configure --host=$HOST_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \