diff --git a/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-11.20.0.ebuild b/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-11.20.0.ebuild
index a838a5524412d..b42638389ec48 100644
--- a/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-11.20.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-11.20.0.ebuild
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CDEPEND="dev-db/sqlite:3
 	dev-libs/libxml2
 	!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0 )
 	libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl )
-	sys-libs/ncurses
+	sys-libs/ncurses:*
 	sys-libs/zlib
 	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
 	bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
diff --git a/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-13.6.0.ebuild b/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-13.6.0.ebuild
index 20e43bb11d2e7..9cd18adbf02e2 100644
--- a/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-13.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/asterisk/asterisk-13.6.0.ebuild
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CDEPEND="dev-db/sqlite:3
 	dev-libs/libxml2
 	!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0 )
 	libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl )
-	sys-libs/ncurses
+	sys-libs/ncurses:*
 	sys-libs/zlib
 	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
 	bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )