diff --git multimedia/musikcube/Makefile multimedia/musikcube/Makefile
index c64e41272575..7d2fa255438e 100644
--- multimedia/musikcube/Makefile
+++ multimedia/musikcube/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libavcodec.so:multimedia/ffmpeg \
 		libtag.so:audio/taglib \
 		libvorbis.so:audio/libvorbis
 
-USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++14-lang ncurses:port pkgconfig ssl
+USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++14-lang pkgconfig ssl
+
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
@@ -31,4 +32,13 @@ GH_ACCOUNT=	clangen
 
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DNCURSES_LIBRARIES="cursesw;tinfow;panelw"
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} == "FreeBSD" && ${OSVERSION} >= 1300079
+USES+=          ncurses
+.else
+USES+=          ncurses:port
+CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/ncurses
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git multimedia/musikcube/files/patch-src_musikcube_CMakeLists.txt multimedia/musikcube/files/patch-src_musikcube_CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2adc4d67f7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ multimedia/musikcube/files/patch-src_musikcube_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2021-01-17 23:53:19 UTC
++++ src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ set_target_properties(musikcube PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS 
+ 
+ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD")
+     find_package(PkgConfig)
+-    pkg_check_modules(NCURSES REQUIRED ncursesw panelw)
++    pkg_check_modules(NCURSES ncursesw panelw)
+     target_link_libraries(musikcube ${musikcube_LINK_LIBS} ${NCURSES_LIBRARIES} musikcore)
+ else()
+     target_link_libraries(musikcube ${musikcube_LINK_LIBS} curses panel musikcore)