diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index d6d19b4a5c5f..569d7fe2a328 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
         ln -svf lib''${lib}w.so.5 $out/lib/lib$lib.so.5
       fi
     done;
-    ln -svf . $out/include/ncursesw
   '' else "";
 
   meta = {