diff --git a/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix b/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
index 05fd9ab523b..40f0b175494 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/rogue/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
+  # Fix build for recent ncurses versions
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-DNCURSES_INTERNALS=1" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://rogue.rogueforge.net/rogue-5-4/;
     description = "The final version of the original Rogue game developed for the UNIX operating system";