diff --git a/templates/ncurses/devel.template b/templates/ncurses/devel.template
index ef4471fe621..402c7fc8af0 100644
--- a/templates/ncurses/devel.template
+++ b/templates/ncurses/devel.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development: headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
 Add_dependency run ncurses
 
 do_install()
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ do_install()
 
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/include ${DESTDIR}/usr
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.*a ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
-	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && \
+		ln -s ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 libncurses.so && \
+		ln -s libncurses.so libcurses.so
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man3 ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncurses5* ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 }
diff --git a/templates/ncurses/template b/templates/ncurses/template
index 18b7aedb0ac..bd75340053a 100644
--- a/templates/ncurses/template
+++ b/templates/ncurses/template
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ subpackages="base devel libs term"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run ncurses-libs
+
+post_install()
+{
+	# Remove broken symlinks.
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so
+}