diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/uhd/uhd.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/uhd/uhd.inc
index d3cc4c8587..476b763f5d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/uhd/uhd.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/uhd/uhd.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.ettus.com"
 LICENSE = "GPLv3+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.txt;md5=51b35d652c070d136bf20244494be2d3"
 
-DEPENDS = "git-native python-cheetah-native boost libusb1 uhd-firmware orc-native"
+DEPENDS = "git-native python-cheetah-native boost libusb1 uhd-firmware orc-native ncurses"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "uhd-firmware"
 
 PE = "1"