diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index 553aa95d834..2e5db48b7df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
       fi
     done;
     ln -svf . $out/include/ncursesw
+    ln -svf ncursesw5-config $out/bin/ncurses5-config
   '' else "";
 
   meta = {