diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/packages_stack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/packages_stack.yaml
index 81bce41bd2eb820a4f07ff963a99e20d937dab58..ed1353d1d48dcc3a14bcf3eaddecb17b292ad84a 100644
--- a/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/packages_stack.yaml
+++ b/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/packages_stack.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ packages:
     prefer: ['~X', '+svg']
     require: ['+fc', '+ft', '+pdf', '+gobject']
 
+  cmake:
+    prefer: ['~ncurses']
+
   costa:
     require: ['~apps']