diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-base.template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-base.template
index c3f95fe7a1e..3bd7295882f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-base.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-base.template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
  This package contains the base files."
 
 noarch=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
 
 do_install()
 {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-term.template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-term.template
index 15b8c2f1310..47d46197f47 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-term.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-term.template
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
  This package contains all available terminal descriptions."
 
 noarch=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
 
 Add_dependency run ncurses-base