diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 16a02792284..8b4052ae599 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ long_desc="
  ecompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.
  Full manual pages are provided for the library and tools."
 
+bootstrap=yes
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# needs host tic(1)
 	hostmakedepends="ncurses"
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ ncurses-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3
-		vmove usr/share/man/man1/ncursesw6-config.1
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1/ncursesw6-config.1.gz
 	}
 }