diff --git a/make/ncurses.mk b/make/ncurses.mk
index c2962d8ba..48fcb4c91 100644
--- a/make/ncurses.mk
+++ b/make/ncurses.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 NCURSES_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/ncurses
 NCURSES_SOURCE_DIR=$(SOURCE_DIR)/ncurses
 
-NCURSES_VERSION=5.7
+NCURSES_VERSION=5.9
 NCURSES=ncurses-$(NCURSES_VERSION)
 NCURSES_SITE=ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/ncurses
 NCURSES_SOURCE=$(NCURSES).tar.gz
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else
 NCURSES_FOR_OPTWARE_TARGET=ncurses
 endif
 
-NCURSES_IPK_VERSION=7
+NCURSES_IPK_VERSION=1
 
 NCURSES_PATCHES=$(NCURSES_SOURCE_DIR)/MKlib_gen_sh.patch
 
diff --git a/make/ncursesw.mk b/make/ncursesw.mk
index bac8ba2bc..cd22fd588 100644
--- a/make/ncursesw.mk
+++ b/make/ncursesw.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 NCURSESW_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/ncursesw
 NCURSESW_SOURCE_DIR=$(SOURCE_DIR)/ncurses
 
-NCURSESW_VERSION=5.7
+NCURSESW_VERSION=5.9
 NCURSESW_SITE=ftp://invisible-island.net/ncurses
 NCURSESW_SOURCE=ncurses-$(NCURSESW_VERSION).tar.gz
 NCURSESW_UNZIP=zcat
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ NCURSESW_PRIORITY=optional
 NCURSESW_DEPENDS=ncurses
 NCURSESW_CONFLICTS=
 
-NCURSESW_IPK_VERSION=3
+NCURSESW_IPK_VERSION=1
 
 NCURSESW_PATCHES=$(NCURSESW_SOURCE_DIR)/MKlib_gen_sh.patch