diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
index 0b64108626..2459635a56 100644
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--without-ada \
                            --without-manpages \
                            --without-progs \
                            --without-tests \
-                           --without-curses-h \
+                           --with-curses-h \
                            --without-shared \
                            --with-normal \
                            --without-debug \