diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
index 81ec3eb84d11..da6ec060ce03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ let
         else pkgsHostTarget;
     in
       {
-        inherit (basePackageSet) gmp;
+        inherit (basePackageSet) gmp ncurses;
         # dynamic inherits are not possible in Nix
         libffi = basePackageSet.${libffi_name};
       };
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   # `--with` flags for libraries needed for RTS linker
   configureFlags = [
     "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableTerminfo [
+    "--with-curses-includes=${lib.getDev targetLibs.ncurses}/include"
+    "--with-curses-libraries=${lib.getLib targetLibs.ncurses}/lib"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (args.${libffi_name} != null) [
     "--with-system-libffi"
     "--with-ffi-includes=${targetLibs.libffi.dev}/include"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
index 6a95bf009ac8..f9c81dd4b203 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ let
       (if hostPlatform != targetPlatform then targetPackages else pkgsHostTarget)
       elfutils
       gmp
-      libffi;
+      libffi
+      ncurses;
   };
 
   # Our Cabal compiler name
@@ -492,6 +493,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # `--with` flags for libraries needed for RTS linker
   configureFlags = [
     "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableTerminfo [
+    "--with-curses-includes=${lib.getDev targetLibs.ncurses}/include"
+    "--with-curses-libraries=${lib.getLib targetLibs.ncurses}/lib"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (libffi != null && !targetPlatform.isGhcjs) [
     "--with-system-libffi"
     "--with-ffi-includes=${targetLibs.libffi.dev}/include"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
index b1b139a290d8..66e38154e979 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-make-native-bignum.nix
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ let
     inherit
       (if hostPlatform != targetPlatform then targetPackages else pkgsHostTarget)
       gmp
-      libffi;
+      libffi
+      ncurses;
   };
 
 in
@@ -407,6 +408,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   # `--with` flags for libraries needed for RTS linker
   configureFlags = [
     "--datadir=$doc/share/doc/ghc"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableTerminfo [
+    "--with-curses-includes=${lib.getDev targetLibs.ncurses}/include"
+    "--with-curses-libraries=${lib.getLib targetLibs.ncurses}/lib"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (libffi != null) [
     "--with-system-libffi"
     "--with-ffi-includes=${targetLibs.libffi.dev}/include"