diff --git a/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250118.ebuild b/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250118.ebuild
index b3897588998ce..4475535dc262b 100644
--- a/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250118.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250118.ebuild
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!<sys-libs/slang-2.3.2_pre23
 	!<x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-9.06-r3
 	!<x11-terms/st-0.6-r1
+	!minimal? ( !<x11-terms/ghostty-1.1.0 )
 "
 BDEPEND="verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-thomasdickey )"
 
diff --git a/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250125.ebuild b/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250125.ebuild
index 65f1eefa86783..116c0aa4355a3 100644
--- a/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250125.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/ncurses/ncurses-6.5_p20250125.ebuild
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!<sys-libs/slang-2.3.2_pre23
 	!<x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-9.06-r3
 	!<x11-terms/st-0.6-r1
+	!minimal? ( !<x11-terms/ghostty-1.1.0 )
 "
 BDEPEND="verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-thomasdickey )"