diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.changes b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
index 16a88cf..866a879 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.changes
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Feb  5 19:17:30 UTC 2017 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
+
+- explicitly depends on ncurses 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 21 18:40:43 CEST 2015 - ro@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.spec b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
index cea6af0..9a0095e 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.spec
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ghc-bootstrap
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Source17:       ghc-7.8.4-aarch64-unknown-linux.tar.bz2
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
+BuildRequires:  libncurses5
 Requires:       gmp-devel
 
 ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} ppc ppc64 ppc64le x86_64 s390 s390x aarch64