diff --git a/dist/Android.mk b/dist/Android.mk
index 5373cc5..14a4575 100644
--- a/dist/Android.mk
+++ b/dist/Android.mk
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lpthread -ldl
 
 ifneq ($(strip $(have_readline)),)
-LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lreadline
+LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lreadline -lncurses
 endif
 ifneq ($(strip $(have_history)),)
 LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lhistory