diff --git a/src/gui/curses/normal/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/curses/normal/CMakeLists.txt
index bd37e6fa5..ff14aa18b 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/normal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/curses/normal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set(LIB_GUI_CURSES_SRC
 
 find_package(Ncurses)
 if(NCURSES_FOUND)
+  add_definitions(${NCURSES_CFLAGS})
   check_include_files(ncursesw/ncurses.h NCURSESW_HEADERS)
   if(NCURSESW_HEADERS)
     add_definitions(-DHAVE_NCURSESW_CURSES_H)