diff --git a/package/dialog/dialog.mk b/package/dialog/dialog.mk
index 6dc9066934..fb00c9ccac 100644
--- a/package/dialog/dialog.mk
+++ b/package/dialog/dialog.mk
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 DIALOG_VERSION = 1.2-20140219
 DIALOG_SOURCE = dialog-$(DIALOG_VERSION).tgz
 DIALOG_SITE = ftp://invisible-island.net/dialog
-DIALOG_CONF_OPT = --with-ncurses
-DIALOG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_NCURSES_CONFIG=true LIBS=-lncurses
-DIALOG_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
+DIALOG_CONF_OPT = --with-ncurses --with-curses-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	--disable-rpath-hack
+DIALOG_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf ncurses
 DIALOG_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1
 DIALOG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING