diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index f4e4784a3c..4d8dcecc3a 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ define HOST_NCURSES_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/progs tic
 endef
 
+HOST_NCURSES_CONF_ENV = \
+	ac_cv_path_LDCONFIG=""
+
 HOST_NCURSES_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-shared \
 	--without-gpm \