diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 94c8c9ade3..e63b6e4aed 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ NCURSES_TERMINFO_FILES = \
 	d/dumb \
 	l/linux \
 	p/putty \
+	p/putty-256color \
 	p/putty-vt100 \
 	s/screen \
 	s/screen-256color \
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ NCURSES_TERMINFO_FILES = \
 	v/vt200 \
 	v/vt220 \
 	x/xterm \
+	x/xterm+256color \
+	x/xterm-256color \
 	x/xterm-color \
 	x/xterm-xfree86
 
@@ -97,10 +100,6 @@ NCURSES_LINK_STAGING_LIBS = \
 NCURSES_LINK_STAGING_PC = $(call NCURSES_LINK_PC)
 
 NCURSES_CONF_OPTS += --enable-ext-colors
-NCURSES_TERMINFO_FILES += \
-	p/putty-256color \
-	x/xterm+256color \
-	x/xterm-256color
 
 NCURSES_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += NCURSES_LINK_STAGING_LIBS
 NCURSES_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += NCURSES_LINK_STAGING_PC