diff --git a/shells/wcd/Makefile b/shells/wcd/Makefile
index 7bd9c1a42ac0..ecd4d1721f71 100644
--- a/shells/wcd/Makefile
+++ b/shells/wcd/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 # Created by: Pawel Pekala <pawel@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	wcd
 PORTVERSION=	6.0.3
 CATEGORIES=	shells
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command-line program to change directory fast
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/doc/copying.txt
 
 USES=		gmake ncurses
 MAKE_ARGS=	EXT= PREFIX=${PREFIX} docsubdir=${PORTNAME} \
-		mandir=${PREFIX}/man LIB_CURSES="${NCURSESILBS}
+		mandir=${PREFIX}/man LIB_CURSES=-l${NCURSES_IMPL}
 CFLAGS+=	-I${NCURSESINC}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS NLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 NLS_MAKE_ARGS_OFF=	ENABLE_NLS=
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/manfile/ s|datarootdir|prefix|' \
 		-e 's|/usr/local|${LOCALBASE}|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/wcd
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>