diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 7054807648..3933f5f8c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'ncurses'.
 pkgname=ncurses
 version=5.9
-revision=6
+revision=7
 short_desc="A System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ long_desc="
  ecompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.
  Full manual pages are provided for the library and tools."
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	# needs host tic(1)
+	hostmakedepends="ncurses"
+fi
+
 do_configure() {
 	mkdir ncurses-build ncursesw-build
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncursesw-build
@@ -48,9 +53,6 @@ do_build() {
 
 do_install() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncursesw-build
-	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		sed -e "s#install : install.data install.libs#install: install.libs#g" -i misc/Makefile
-	fi
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
 
 	# Fool packages looking to link to non-wide-character ncurses libraries
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ do_install() {
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so.${version}
 
 	# Create compat symlinks.
-	for f in curses ncurses form panel menu; do
+	for f in ncurses form panel menu; do
 		ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.6 \
 			${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.5
 	done
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ ncurses_package() {
 ncurses-libs_package() {
 	short_desc+=" -- shared libraries"
 	replaces="ncursesw>=0"
-
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so*"
 	}
@@ -109,10 +110,10 @@ ncurses-libs_package() {
 
 ncurses-devel_package() {
 	depends="ncurses-libs>=${version}"
-	short_desc+=" -- development files"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	replaces="ncursesw-devel>=0"
-
 	pkg_install() {
+		vmove "usr/bin/ncurses*-config"
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3
@@ -120,12 +121,9 @@ ncurses-devel_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-
 ncurses-base_package() {
-	short_desc+=" -- base terminfo files"
+	short_desc+=" - base terminfo files"
 	noarch=yes
-
 	pkg_install() {
 		cat ${FILESDIR}/base-files | while read line; do
 			vmove ${line}
@@ -135,13 +133,10 @@ ncurses-base_package() {
 
 ncurses-term_package() {
 	depends="ncurses-base>=${version}"
-	short_desc+=" -- full terminal descriptions"
+	short_desc+=" - full terminal descriptions"
 	noarch=yes
-
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/share/tabset
 		vmove usr/share/terminfo
 	}
 }
-
-fi # !CROSS_BUILD