diff --git a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
index b293a8371..48e8db947 100644
--- a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
+++ b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ make_termcap_symlinks() {
 	echo "Creating compatibility symlinks for termcap."
 
 	if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != 1 ]; then
-		ln -svf libncurses.so $root$libdir/libtermcap.so
+		ln -svf libtinfo.so $root$libdir/libtermcap.so
 	fi
 
-	ln -svf libncurses.a $root$libdir/libtermcap.a
+	ln -svf libtinfo.a $root$libdir/libtermcap.a
 }
 
 if atstage toolchain; then
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ else
 		var_append extraconfopt " " "--disable-termcap"
 		hook_add inmake 5 "remove_include_termcap"
 	else
+		# generate separate terminfo library
+		var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-termlib"
 		hook_add postmake 6 "make_termcap_symlinks"
 	fi