--- a/build.scm
+++ b/build.scm
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
      (regex linux "" "" #f () ())
      (graphics linux "-I/usr/include/X11 -DX11" "-L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11"
 	       "/usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so" () ())
-     (curses linux "" "-lcurses" "/lib/libncurses.so" () ())
+     (curses linux "" "-lncurses" "/lib/libncurses.so" () ())
      (nostart linux "" "" #f () ())
      (dump linux "" "" #f ("unexelf.c" "gmalloc.c") ())