diff --git a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
index 31c68cdb782e..fe68a39dc3c0 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ SYMLINKS+=	libncurses${LIB_SUFFIX}_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib${LIB_SUFFIX}_p.a
 SYMLINKS+=	libncurses${LIB_SUFFIX}_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtinfo${LIB_SUFFIX}_p.a
 .endif
 
-.if ${.CURDIR:T} == "ncurses"
+.if ${.CURDIR:T} == "ncursesw"
 .if defined(ENABLE_WIDEC)
 DOCSDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/doc/ncurses
 DOCS=		ncurses-intro.html hackguide.html