diff --git a/package/base/ncurses/one-step-install.patch b/package/base/ncurses/one-step-install.patch
index 7b981b0ab..e12d10b4b 100644
--- a/package/base/ncurses/one-step-install.patch
+++ b/package/base/ncurses/one-step-install.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  					printf "\t@echo installing %s as %s\n", src_name, dst_name
 -					printf "\t-@rm -f %s\n", dst_name
 -					printf "\t$(INSTALL_LIB) %s %s\n", src_name, dst_name
-+					printf "\trm -f %s; cp %s %s\n", dst_name, src_name, dst_name
++					printf "\tinstall %s %s\n", src_name, dst_name
  
  					sharedlinks("$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)")
  diff -Nru3 trunk-1418/package/base/liblockfile/force-symlink.patch trunk/package/base/liblockfile/force-symlink.patch