diff --git a/package/samba4/samba4.mk b/package/samba4/samba4.mk
index e4c9ef2549..527d584f17 100644
--- a/package/samba4/samba4.mk
+++ b/package/samba4/samba4.mk
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SAMBA4_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gnutls
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_FORM)$(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_MENU)$(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PANEL),yyy)
+SAMBA4_CONF_ENV += NCURSES_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(NCURSES_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)"
 SAMBA4_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses
 else
 SAMBA4_CONF_OPTS += --without-regedit