diff --git a/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.8.5.ebuild b/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.8.5.ebuild
index abd8eb4802677..1474f296e8cac 100644
--- a/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.8.5.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.8.5.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	virtual/libusb:1
 	dev-lang/orc
 	dev-libs/boost:=
-	sys-libs/ncurses:0
+	sys-libs/ncurses:0[-tinfo]
 	"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/cheetah
diff --git a/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.9.6.ebuild b/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.9.6.ebuild
index e1278ff8082ca..f1f73a61cafbb 100644
--- a/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.9.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/uhd/uhd-3.9.6.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	virtual/libusb:1
 	dev-lang/orc
 	dev-libs/boost:=
-	sys-libs/ncurses:0
+	sys-libs/ncurses:0[-tinfo]
 	"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/mako