diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index 9806536d62f..bd4dc8fac17 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'ncurses'.
 pkgname=ncurses
 version=5.9
-revision=8
+revision=9
 short_desc="A System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ ncurses-libs_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so.*"
 	}
 }
-
 ncurses-devel_package() {
-	depends="ncurses-libs>=${version}"
+	depends="ncurses-libs>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	replaces="ncursesw-devel>=0"
 	pkg_install() {
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@ ncurses-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/share/man/man1/ncursesw6-config.1.gz
 	}
 }
-
 ncurses-base_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - base terminfo files"
 	noarch=yes
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ ncurses-base_package() {
 		done
 	}
 }
-
 ncurses-term_package() {
 	depends="ncurses-base>=${version}"
 	short_desc+=" - full terminal descriptions"