diff --git a/package/slang/slang.mk b/package/slang/slang.mk
index 1a7576afc3..9078bf293c 100644
--- a/package/slang/slang.mk
+++ b/package/slang/slang.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),y)
 SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses
+SLANG_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_path_nc5config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/ncurses5-config
 else
 SLANG_CONF_OPTS += ac_cv_path_nc5config=no
 endif
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
 SLANG_CONF_OPTS += --with-readline=gnu
 SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+SLANG_CONF_ENV += LIBS="`$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/ncurses5-config --libs`"
+endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)