diff --git a/package/util-linux/Config.in b/package/util-linux/Config.in
index e6ee4c3ced..32fe0ada5a 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/Config.in
+++ b/package/util-linux/Config.in
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES
 	  The setarch utility also installs architecture-specific
 	  symlinks like linux32, linux64, uname26, i386 and x86_64.
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES
+
+comment "cfdisk needs ncurses"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
+
+endif
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY
 	bool "agetty"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()