diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
index 5b455f267d8..4a37ca011c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/icmake/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, gcc }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, gcc, ncurses }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "icmake-${version}";
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sourceRoot=$(echo */icmake)
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ gcc ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     ./icm_install all /
+
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/icmbuild \
+     --prefix PATH : ${ncurses}/bin
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {