diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 5b31d593f1..03e3d8f051 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ define Package/libncursesw
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/
   PROVIDES:=libncurses
   DEPENDS:= +terminfo
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)
 endef
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)