diff --git a/pkg/ncurses/0001.patch b/pkg/ncurses/0001.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ec24f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ncurses/0001.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in b/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
+index 8f00b82..2849b4d 100644
+--- a/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
++++ b/misc/gen-pkgconfig.in
+@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Description: $desc
+ Version: \${version}
+ ${USEURL}URL: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses
+ Requires.private: $reqs
+-Libs: $lib_flags $LIBS
++Libs: $LIBS
+ Libs.private: @LIBS@ $main_libs
+ Cflags: $CFLAGS
+ EOF
diff --git a/pkg/ncurses/build b/pkg/ncurses/build
index 90c3d24..6f996b3 100755
--- a/pkg/ncurses/build
+++ b/pkg/ncurses/build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS="toolchain toolchain"
 SUBPKG="ncurses-dev ncurses++-dev ncurses"
 
 prepare() {
-	return
+	apply_patches
 }
 
 build() {