diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 0fcc3888401..b6b9a4eb896 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=ncurses
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:gnu:ncurses
 PKG_VERSION:=6.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ define Package/libncurses-dev
   TITLE:=Development files for the ncurses library
 endef
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -std=gnu17
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-echo \