diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 72f5dbed91f..bebd575b9a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'ncurses'.
 pkgname=ncurses
 version=5.9
-revision=9
+revision=10
 short_desc="A System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
@@ -24,17 +24,22 @@ do_configure() {
 	# Override config.sub with ours.
 	cp -f ${XBPS_CROSSPFDIR}/config.sub ${wrksrc}
 
+	# Make sure .pc files are generated
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig
+
 	# widec build
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
 	../configure ${configure_args} \
 		--enable-widec --with-shared --without-debug \
 		--with-manpage-symlinks --without-ada --enable-ext-colors \
-		--without-tests --with-manpage-format=gzip
+		--without-tests --with-manpage-format=gzip \
+		--enable-pc-files PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncurses-build
 	# non-widec build
 	../configure ${configure_args} --with-shared \
-		--without-debug --without-ada --without-tests
+		--without-debug --without-ada --without-tests \
+		--enable-pc-files PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config
 }
 
 do_build() {
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ ncurses-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/bin/ncurses*-config"
 		vmove usr/include
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/share/man/man3