diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index c7a36c77499..0dda854e07f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncursesw-build
 
 	# Make sure .pc files are generated
-	mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig || true
 
 	# widec build
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"