diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 5d6e8fe2abc..3e087f94979 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=README
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=ncurses/host
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Package/libncurses
   SECTION:=libs
@@ -58,8 +61,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--without-ada \
 	--without-debug \
+	--without-manpages \
 	--without-profile \
 	--without-progs \
+	--without-tests \
 	--disable-big-core \
 	--disable-home-terminfo \
 	--with-normal \
@@ -67,6 +72,17 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--with-terminfo-dirs=/usr/share/terminfo \
 	--with-default-terminfo-dir=/usr/share/terminfo
 
+HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--without-cxx \
+	--without-cxx-binding \
+	--without-ada \
+	--without-debug \
+	--without-manpages \
+	--without-profile \
+	--without-tests \
+	--without-curses-h
+
+
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),FreeBSD)
 	CONFIGURE_ARGS +=
 		--with-terminfo=/usr/share/terminfo.db 
@@ -149,6 +165,17 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 endef
 endif
 
+
+define Host/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) libs
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/progs tic
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/progs/tic $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/tic
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,terminfo))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libncurses))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libncursesw))