diff --git a/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch b/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5f323c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 7868b7b..86b0119 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
+         # use the same library for the readline and curses modules.
+         if 'curses' in readline_termcap_library:
+             curses_library = readline_termcap_library
+-        elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncursesw'):
+-            curses_library = 'ncursesw'
++        #elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncursesw'):
++        #    curses_library = 'ncursesw'
+         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncurses'):
+             curses_library = 'ncurses'
+         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses'):