diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index 19f0ecb122d..d6c2ee4fade 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -svf libncurses.so $out/lib/libcurses.so
   '';
 
+  preFixup = ''
+    rm $out/lib/*.a
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Free software emulation of curses in SVR4 and more";