diff --git a/packages/debug/gdb/package.mk b/packages/debug/gdb/package.mk
index 3438f881d0d..ab7743b43df 100644
--- a/packages/debug/gdb/package.mk
+++ b/packages/debug/gdb/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib ncurses expat"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib netbsd-curses expat"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="debug"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="gdb: The GNU Debugger"