diff --git a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
index f4a861071..925fa1db1 100644
--- a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
+++ b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ make_compat() {
 if atstage toolchain; then
 	var_append confopt ' ' '--prefix=$root --without-debug --without-ada --enable-widec --enable-overwrite'
 else
-	var_append confopt ' ' '--without-debug --without-normal --enable-widec'
+	var_append confopt ' ' '--prefix=/$prefix --without-debug --without-normal --enable-widec --enable-overwrite'
 	
 	hook_add preconf 3 "ncurses_preconf"
 
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ else
 	else
 		# generate separate terminfo library
 		var_append extraconfopt " " "--with-termlib"
+		hook_add postmake 6 " \
+		ln -svf libncurses.so $root/$libdir/libtermcap.so"
 	fi
 
 	# generate and install .pc files for pkg-config