--- net-im/libpurple/Makefile	
+++ net-im/libpurple/Makefile	
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	GTKUI="@comment not installed: "
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_CONSOLEUI)
-OPTIONS_DEFINE+=NCURSES
-NCURSES_DESC=	Build with ncurses from ports
+USES+=		ncurses
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-ncurses-headers=${NCURSESINC}
 PLIST_SUB+=	CONSOLEUI=""
 .else
 PLIST_SUB+=	CONSOLEUI="@comment not installed: "
@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-tcl
 PLIST_SUB+=		TCL:="@comment not installed: "
 .endif
 
-.if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MNCURSES}
-USES+=		ncurses:port
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-ncurses-headers=${LOCALBASE}/include/ncurses/
-.else
-USES+=		ncurses
-.endif
-
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MPERL}
 USES+=			perl5
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-perl-lib=site