diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 313d09848e0..48ed66fdc30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ do_build() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncursesw-build
 
 	# widec build
-	CFLAGS="$XBPS_CFLAGS -fPIC" \
-		../configure --enable-widec --with-shared \
-		--prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --without-debug \
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC" \
+		../configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} \
+		--enable-widec --with-shared --without-debug \
 		--with-manpage-symlinks --without-ada --enable-ext-colors \
 		--with-install-prefix=${DESTDIR}
 	make ${makejobs}
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncurses-build
 	# non-widec build
-	CFLAGS="$XBPS_CFLAGS -fPIC" \
-		../configure --prefix=/usr --with-shared \
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC" \
+		../configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --with-shared \
 		--without-debug --without-ada --with-install-prefix=${DESTDIR}
 	make ${makejobs}
 }