diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/httping/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/httping/default.nix
index 7389c78ef8d..77f2b52890e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/httping/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/httping/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gettext, libintl, ncurses, openssl
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, gettext, libintl, ncurses, openssl
 , fftw ? null }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1y7sbgkhgadmd93x1zafqc4yp26ssiv16ni5bbi9vmvvdl55m29y";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Upstream fix for ncurses-6.3.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "ncurses-6.3.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/folkertvanheusden/HTTPing/commit/4ea9d5b78540c972e3fe1bf44db9f7b3f87c0ad0.patch";
+      sha256 = "0w3kdkq6c6hz1d9jjnw0ldvd6dy39yamj8haf0hvcyb1sb67qjmp";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ fftw libintl ncurses openssl ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext ];