diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/unstable.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/unstable.nix
index 491f66ddb3c1..e5268580254f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/unstable.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     freetype fontconfig stdenv.gcc.gcc mesa mesa_noglu.osmesa libdrm
     xlibs.libXinerama xlibs.libXrender xlibs.libXrandr
     xlibs.libXcursor xlibs.libXcomposite libpng libjpeg
-    openssl gnutls cups
+    openssl gnutls cups ncurses
   ];
 
   # Don't shrink the ELF RPATHs in order to keep the extra RPATH