diff --git a/package/sysvinit/Config.in b/package/sysvinit/Config.in
index 82826dc93e..34ec391c5a 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/Config.in
+++ b/package/sysvinit/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SYSVINIT
 	bool "sysvinit"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	help
 	  /sbin/init - parent of all processes
 
diff --git a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
index 09aaf741f0..ef7c713214 100644
--- a/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
+++ b/package/sysvinit/sysvinit.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(SYSVINIT_TARGET_BINARY): $(SYSVINIT_DIR)/$(SYSVINIT_BINARY)
 		install -D $(SYSVINIT_DIR)/src/$$x $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$$x || exit 1; \
 	done
 
-sysvinit: ncurses $(TARGET_DIR)/$(SYSVINIT_TARGET_BINARY)
+sysvinit: $(TARGET_DIR)/$(SYSVINIT_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 sysvinit-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(SYSVINIT_SOURCE)