diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
index 8990b0f5ef..1f21cd413d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses.inc
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ SRC_URI = "git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/ncurses.git"
 EXTRA_AUTORECONF = "-I m4"
 CONFIG_SITE =+ "${WORKDIR}/config.cache"
 
+EXTRASITECONFIG = "CFLAGS='${CFLAGS} -I${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${includedir}'"
+
 # Whether to enable separate widec libraries; must be 'true' or 'false'
 #
 # TODO: remove this variable when widec is supported in every setup?