diff --git a/srcpkgs/wavemon/template b/srcpkgs/wavemon/template
index c68972f73d9..c1b8b27939b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wavemon/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wavemon/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ homepage="https://github.com/uoaerg/wavemon"
 distfiles="https://github.com/uoaerg/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e7e4167292136ca7ff12ddeb880904c10f33e97620ea6aa5f7838e859fdb40ed
 
-broken="weirdness with curses.h inclusion on some architectures"
+CFLAGS=-D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
 
 post_extract() {
 	vsed -i -e 's/\?=/=/g' Makefile.in