diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 5be65c2f08..5d1b28d57d 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ncurses
 PKG_VERSION:=6.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ endef
 define Package/libncurses/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	for lib in ncurses panel menu form; do \
-		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}w.so* $(1)/usr/lib/; \
-		ln -s lib$$$${lib}w.so $(1)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}.so; \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}w.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/; \
+		for so in $(1)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}w.so.*; do \
+			ln -s $$$${so##*/} $$$${so%w.so*}.so$$$${so##*w.so}; \
+		done; \
 	done
 endef
 
@@ -146,7 +148,9 @@ endef
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)
 	for lib in ncurses panel menu form; do \
-		ln -s lib$$$${lib}w.so $(1)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}.so; \
+		for so in $(1)/usr/lib/lib$$$${lib}w.so*; do \
+			ln -s $$$${so##*/} $$$${so%w.so*}.so$$$${so##*w.so}; \
+		done; \
 	done
 	ln -s . $(1)/usr/include/ncursesw
 	$(TARGET_CROSS)ar rc $(1)/usr/lib/libtinfo.a