diff --git a/packages/hexedit/build.sh b/packages/hexedit/build.sh
index 004ad3655..841f4bf17 100644
--- a/packages/hexedit/build.sh
+++ b/packages/hexedit/build.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="view and edit files in hexadecimal or in ASCII"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.4.2
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=c81ffb36af9243aefc0887e33dd8e41c4b22d091f1f27d413cbda443b0440d66
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/pixel/hexedit/archive/$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=yes
 
 termux_step_pre_configure() {