diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index 465b60cae1..befc8f0fbb 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--with-terminfo-dirs=/usr/share/terminfo \
 	--with-default-terminfo-dir=/usr/share/terminfo
 
-ifneq ($(INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--without-cxx-binding
 endif