diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index b8c7ff2f07d2..9aade8b96725 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = if abiVersion == "5" then "5.9" else "6.0-20170902";
+  version = if abiVersion == "5" then "5.9" else "6.0-20171125";
   name = "ncurses-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl (if abiVersion == "5" then {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0fsn7xis81za62afan0vvm38bvgzg5wfmv1m86flqcj0nj7jjilh";
   } else {
     url = "ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/ncurses/current/${name}.tgz";
-    sha256 = "1cks4gsz4148jw6wpqia4w5jx7cfxr29g2kmpvp0ssmvwczh8dr4";
+    sha256 = "11adzj0k82nlgpfrflabvqn2m7fmhp2y6pd7ivmapynxqb9vvb92";
   });
 
   patches = [ ./clang.patch ] ++ lib.optional (abiVersion == "5" && stdenv.cc.isGNU) ./gcc-5.patch;