diff --git a/package/slang/slang.mk b/package/slang/slang.mk
index 9078bf293c..e6abdeebe8 100644
--- a/package/slang/slang.mk
+++ b/package/slang/slang.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),y)
 SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses
-SLANG_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_path_nc5config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/ncurses5-config
+SLANG_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_path_nc5config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(NCURSES_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)
 else
 SLANG_CONF_OPTS += ac_cv_path_nc5config=no
 endif
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
 SLANG_CONF_OPTS += --with-readline=gnu
 SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += readline
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-SLANG_CONF_ENV += LIBS="`$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/ncurses5-config --libs`"
+SLANG_CONF_ENV += LIBS="`$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(NCURSES_CONFIG_SCRIPTS) --libs`"
 endif
 endif