diff --git a/lib/ncurses/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/Makefile
index 05cd7a29bb28..a5a19deafafd 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
 SUBDIR=	ncurses form menu panel \
 	ncursesw formw menuw panelw
 
+SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
+
+.for subdir in ${SUBDIR:Nncurses*:N*w}
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_${subdir}=	ncurses
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_${subdir}w=	ncursesw
+.endfor
+
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>