buildroot.patch

diff --git a/package/ncurses/Config.in b/package/ncurses/Config.in
index 92be164..b3333f1 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/Config.in
+++ b/package/ncurses/Config.in
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PROGS
 	help
 	  Include ncurses programs in target (clear, reset, tput, ...)
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TERMLIB
+	bool "separate terminfo library"
+	help
+	  Build a separate terminfo library (libtinfo)
+
 endif
diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 94c8c9a..c1b61aa 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ NCURSES_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-pc-files \
 	--with-pkg-config-libdir="/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TARGET_PROGS),,--without-progs) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TERMLIB),--with-termlib) \
 	--without-manpages
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ NCURSES_TERMINFO_FILES = \
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_WCHAR),y)
 NCURSES_CONF_OPTS += --enable-widec
 NCURSES_LIB_SUFFIX = w
-NCURSES_LIBS = ncurses menu panel form
+NCURSES_LIBS = ncurses menu panel form $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_TERMLIB),tinfo)
 
 define NCURSES_LINK_LIBS_STATIC
 	$(foreach lib,$(NCURSES_LIBS:%=lib%), \