diff --git a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
index 9ab80a72f..926e8204f 100644
--- a/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
+++ b/base/ncurses/ncurses.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../ncurses/ncurses.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -118,6 +118,18 @@ var_append extraconfopt " " "--enable-hard-tabs"
 # compile with $COLORFGBG code
 var_append extraconfopt " " "--enable-colorfgbg"
 
+# always create compatibility symlinks for curses
+make_curses_symlinks() {
+	echo "Creating compatibility symlinks for curses."
+
+	if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != 1 ]; then
+		ln -svf libncurses.so $root$libdir/libcurses.so
+	fi
+
+	ln -svf libncurses.a $root$libdir/libcurses.a
+}
+hook_add postmake 5 "make_curses_symlinks"
+
 remove_include_termcap() {
 	echo "Removing 'termcap.h' from include/Makefile for 'make install'."
 	sed -i 's,termcap.h,,g' include/Makefile
@@ -128,11 +140,9 @@ make_termcap_symlinks() {
 
 	if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" != 1 ]; then
 		ln -svf libncurses.so $root$libdir/libtermcap.so
-		ln -svf libncurses.so $root$libdir/libcurses.so
 	fi
 
 	ln -svf libncurses.a $root$libdir/libtermcap.a
-	ln -svf libncurses.a $root$libdir/libcurses.a
 }
 
 if pkginstalled termcap ; then