diff --git a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
index 951e8a4ea63..af733d3ac61 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ SYMLINKS+=	libncursesw_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libcurses_p.a
 LIBADD+=	tinfow
 SHLIB_LDSCRIPT=	libncursesw.ldscript
 STATIC_LDSCRIPT= libncursesw.aldscript
-CLEANFILES+=	${STATIC_LDSCRIPT}
+CLEANFILES+= libncursesw.a
 
-libncursesw.aldscript:
-	@${ECHO} "INPUT(-lncursesw_real -ltinfow)" >$@
-
-libncurses.ldscript:
-	@${ECHO} "INPUT(${SHLIB_NAME} AS NEEDED(-ltinfow))" >$@
+libncursesw.a: ${.CURDIR}/${STATIC_LDSCRIPT}
+	sed -e 's,@@LIB@@,${LIB},g' \
+	    -e 's,@@STATICLIB_SUFFIX@@,${_STATICLIB_SUFFIX},g' \
+	    ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 lib_gen.c: MKlib_gen.sh ${.OBJDIR:H}/tinfo/curses.h ncurses_dll.h
 	LC_ALL=C sh ${NCURSES_DIR}/ncurses/base/MKlib_gen.sh "${CPP:N${CCACHE_BIN}} ${CFLAGS}" \
@@ -185,13 +184,13 @@ lib_gen.c: MKlib_gen.sh ${.OBJDIR:H}/tinfo/curses.h ncurses_dll.h
 expanded.c: MKexpanded.sh
 	sh ${NCURSES_DIR}/ncurses/tty/MKexpanded.sh "${CC:N${CCACHE_BIN}} -E" ${CFLAGS} >expanded.c
 
-all: ${STATIC_LDSCRIPT}
+all: ${STATIC_LDSCRIPT} libncursesw.a
 
-install-aldscript: ${STATIC_LDSCRIPT}
+install-libncursesw.a: libncursesw.a
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -S -C -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${STATIC_LDSCRIPT} ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/lib${LIB}.a
+	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} libncursesw.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/lib${LIB}.a
 
-realinstall: install-aldscript
+realinstall: install-libncursesw.a
 
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/libncursesw.aldscript b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/libncursesw.aldscript
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..337995f095c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/libncursesw.aldscript
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-l@@LIB@@@@STATICLIB_SUFFIX@@ -ltinfow)