diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index a1353ed6c2..eb8a043fd8 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ define HOST_NCURSES_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/progs tic
 endef
 
+HOST_NCURSES_DEPENDENCIES =
+
 HOST_NCURSES_CONF_OPT = \
 	--without-shared --without-gpm