diff --git a/srcpkgs/mg/template b/srcpkgs/mg/template
index e00e6bd920d..7b0f4b2abb7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mg/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mg'
 pkgname=mg
 version=20110905
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 homepage="http://homepage.boetes.org/software/mg"
 distfiles="$homepage/mg-$version.tar.gz"
 revision=1