diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index fd6722a9c5..4e7ee52616 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'ncurses'.
 pkgname=ncurses
 version=5.9
-revision=5
+revision=6
 short_desc="A System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ do_install() {
 	for lib in curses ncurses form panel menu; do
 		rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.so
 		echo "INPUT(-l${lib}w)" >${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.so
+		chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.so
 		ln -sf lib${lib}w.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${lib}.a
 	done
 	ln -sf libncurses++w.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses++.a
@@ -64,17 +65,21 @@ do_install() {
 	# Some packages look for -lcurses during build
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcursesw.so
 	echo "INPUT(-lncursesw)" >${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcursesw.so
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcursesw.so
 	ln -sf libncurses.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcurses.so
 	ln -sf libncursesw.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcursesw.a
 	ln -sf libncurses.a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libcurses.a
 
 	# non-widec compatibility library
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncurses-build
-
 	install -Dm755 lib/libncurses.so.${version} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so.${version}
-	ln -sf libncurses.so.${version} \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so.5
+
+	# Create compat symlinks.
+	for f in curses ncurses form panel menu; do
+		ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.6 \
+			${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.5
+	done
 
 	# Remove broken symlink.
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/terminfo
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 ncurses_package() {
+	depends="ncurses-base>=${version}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin
 		vmove usr/share/man/man1