diff --git a/system/ncurses/APKBUILD b/system/ncurses/APKBUILD
index 3b9da03fc93b4776592525c50f1c143138d20528..f3350bb0095952d9aacebde3c5ae75e8f88b242a 100644
--- a/system/ncurses/APKBUILD
+++ b/system/ncurses/APKBUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ arch="all"
 options="!check"  # "tests" are actual demo programs, not a test suite.
 license="MIT"
 depends=""
+makedepends_build="ncurses"
 subpackages="$pkgname-static $pkgname-dev $pkgname-doc $pkgname-libs
 	$pkgname-terminfo-base:base:noarch $pkgname-terminfo:terminfo:noarch"
 source="https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/ncurses/current/$pkgname-$pkgver-$_ver.tgz"