diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index 569d7fe2a328..d6d19b4a5c5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
         ln -svf lib''${lib}w.so.5 $out/lib/lib$lib.so.5
       fi
     done;
+    ln -svf . $out/include/ncursesw
   '' else "";
 
   meta = {