diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/spack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/spack.yaml
index 16fe746810b15974fd12bc3bb1adcd55e9ce005c..cef8b490bd560a5c07f1be5060cd7299d6cae071 100644
--- a/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/spack.yaml
+++ b/stacks/pinot-noir-gcc13/spack.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spack:
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     - core_codes:
         - bzip2
-        - cmake
+        - cmake +ncurses
         - emacs
         - fastqc
         - fio