diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ncurses/default.nix
index 438b43c9be9..a290d69ce1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cabal, c2hs, ncursesw, panelw, text, transformers }:
+{ cabal, c2hs, ncurses, text, transformers }:
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "ncurses";
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "0mcgbq67f8hfdqmvm3p59949mbxcc2mgjw889zxvxx0174kn205q";
   buildDepends = [ text transformers ];
   buildTools = [ c2hs ];
-  extraLibraries = [ ncursesw panelw ];
+  extraLibraries = [ ncurses ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://john-millikin.com/software/haskell-ncurses/";
     description = "Modernised bindings to GNU ncurses";