diff --git a/base/ncurses/ncurses-5.9-run_tic.sh-no-terminfo-compat-symlink.patch b/base/ncurses/ncurses-5.9-run_tic.sh-no-terminfo-compat-symlink.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1db4da4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/ncurses/ncurses-5.9-run_tic.sh-no-terminfo-compat-symlink.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../ncurses/ncurses-5.9-run_tic.sh-no-terminfo-compat-symlink.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- ncurses-5.9/misc/run_tic.in.orig	2012-01-18 10:39:03.636079301 +0100
++++ ncurses-5.9/misc/run_tic.in	2012-01-18 12:09:49.360079352 +0100
+@@ -164,37 +164,4 @@
+ fi
+ fi
+ 
+-# Make a symbolic link to provide compatibility with applications that expect
+-# to find terminfo under /usr/lib.  That is, we'll _try_ to do that.  Not
+-# all systems support symbolic links, and those that do provide a variety
+-# of options for 'test'.
+-if test "$TICDIR" != "$TERMINFO" ; then
+-	( rm -f $TICDIR 2>/dev/null )
+-	if ( cd $TICDIR 2>/dev/null )
+-	then
+-		cd $TICDIR
+-		TICDIR=`pwd`
+-		if test $TICDIR != $TERMINFO ; then
+-			# Well, we tried.  Some systems lie to us, so the
+-			# installer will have to double-check.
+-			echo "Verify if $TICDIR and $TERMINFO are the same."
+-			echo "The new terminfo is in $TERMINFO; the other should be a link to it."
+-			echo "Otherwise, remove $TICDIR and link it to $TERMINFO."
+-		fi
+-	else
+-		cd ${DESTDIR}$prefix
+-		# Construct a symbolic link that only assumes $ticdir has the
+-		# same $prefix as the other installed directories.
+-		RELATIVE=`echo $ticdir|sed -e 's%^'$prefix'/%%'`
+-		if test "$RELATIVE" != "$ticdir" ; then
+-			RELATIVE=../`echo $ticdir|sed -e 's%^'$prefix'/%%' -e 's%^/%%'`
+-		fi
+-		if ( @LN_S@ $RELATIVE $TICDIR )
+-		then
+-			echo '** sym-linked '$TICDIR' for compatibility'
+-		else
+-			echo '** could not sym-link '$TICDIR' for compatibility'
+-		fi
+-	fi
+-fi
+ # vile:shmode
diff --git a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
index cf021b5d3..74c684619 100644
--- a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
+++ b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ make_termcap_symlinks() {
 	ln -svf libtinfo.a $root$libdir/libtermcap.a
 }
 
+# function to create a compatibility symlink '/usr/lib/terminfo'
+make_terminfo_symlink() {
+	# construct the path to the old terminfo dir (taken from run_tic.sh)
+	local compatdir="$(echo $datadir/terminfo | sed -e 's%/share/\([^/]*\)$%/lib/\1%')"
+
+	if [ ! -e $root$compatdir ]; then
+		ln -svf ../share/terminfo $root$compatdir
+	fi
+}
+
 if atstage toolchain; then
 	buildloops=1
 	custmain='tic_only'
@@ -174,6 +184,9 @@ else
 	# always create compatibility symlinks for curses
 	hook_add postmake 5 "make_curses_symlinks"
 
+	# always create compatibility symlinks for terminfo directory
+	hook_add postmake 5 "make_terminfo_symlink"
+
 	if pkginstalled termcap ; then
 		echo_status "Found termcap package ->" \
 				"disable ncurses internal termcap library."