diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 83eed2f27af..eb0b4fcafc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ do_install() {
 
 	ln -sf ncursesw6-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncursesw5-config
 	ln -sf ncursesw6-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncurses5-config
+
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		sed -i -e "s,-L$XBPS_CROSS_BASE,-L,g" ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncursesw6-config
+	fi
 }
 
 ncurses-libs_package() {