diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index bee518b5a758..798be764047c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
   pkg-config,
   abiVersion ? "6",
   enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
-  withCxx ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt,
+  # Disabled for static FreeBSD: libc++ headers come after C library headers,
+  # breaking C++ compilation. No current consumers need the C++ bindings.
+  withCxx ?
+    !stdenv.hostPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt
+    && !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD && stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic),
   mouseSupport ? false,
   gpm,
   withTermlib ? false,