diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 85b59ff37e8..551ce1fa84e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ do_build() {
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC" \
 		../configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} \
 		--enable-widec --with-shared --without-debug \
-		--with-manpage-symlinks --without-ada --enable-ext-colors
+		--with-manpage-symlinks --without-ada --enable-ext-colors \
+		--without-tests
 	make ${makejobs}
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncurses-build
 	# non-widec build
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC" \
 		../configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --with-shared \
-		--without-debug --without-ada
+		--without-debug --without-ada --without-tests
 	make ${makejobs}
 }