diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index f9dacc70ad..9d9fcc24d1 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ define BUSYBOX_MUSL_TWEAKS
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PROGS),y)
+# Ncurses package overlaps:
+#     /usr/bin/clear
+#     /usr/bin/reset -> /usr/bin/tset (symlink)
+#
+define BUSYBOX_DISABLE_NCURSES_PROGS
+	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_CLEAR,$(BUSYBOX_BUILD_CONFIG))
+	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_RESET,$(BUSYBOX_BUILD_CONFIG))
+endef
+endif
+
 define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_UDHCPC_SCRIPT
 	if grep -q CONFIG_UDHCPC=y $(@D)/.config; then \
 		$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/busybox/udhcpc.script \
@@ -229,6 +240,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_WATCHDOG)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_SELINUX)
 	$(BUSYBOX_MUSL_TWEAKS)
+	$(BUSYBOX_DISABLE_NCURSES_PROGS)
 endef
 
 define BUSYBOX_CONFIGURE_CMDS
diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 68c77ac61f..2b99d3f538 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ NCURSES_CONF_OPTS = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PROGS),,--without-progs) \
 	--without-manpages
 
-# Install after busybox for the full-blown versions
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
-NCURSES_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 NCURSES_CONF_OPTS += --without-shared --with-normal
 else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)