diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 4d8e685f35d..02791720c16 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 HOST_CFLAGS += $(HOST_FPIC)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--enable-pc-files \
 	--without-cxx \
 	--without-cxx-binding \
 	--without-ada \