diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 4e7ee52616..7054807648 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -98,30 +98,6 @@ ncurses_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-ncurses-base_package() {
-	short_desc+=" -- base terminfo files"
-	noarch=yes
-
-	pkg_install() {
-		cat ${FILESDIR}/base-files | while read line; do
-			vmove ${line}
-		done
-	}
-}
-
-ncurses-term_package() {
-	depends="ncurses-base>=${version}"
-	short_desc+=" -- full terminal descriptions"
-	noarch=yes
-
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/share/tabset
-		vmove usr/share/terminfo
-	}
-}
-
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-
 ncurses-libs_package() {
 	short_desc+=" -- shared libraries"
 	replaces="ncursesw>=0"
@@ -144,4 +120,28 @@ ncurses-devel_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-fi
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+
+ncurses-base_package() {
+	short_desc+=" -- base terminfo files"
+	noarch=yes
+
+	pkg_install() {
+		cat ${FILESDIR}/base-files | while read line; do
+			vmove ${line}
+		done
+	}
+}
+
+ncurses-term_package() {
+	depends="ncurses-base>=${version}"
+	short_desc+=" -- full terminal descriptions"
+	noarch=yes
+
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/share/tabset
+		vmove usr/share/terminfo
+	}
+}
+
+fi # !CROSS_BUILD