diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
index 0b70b66660a..f21e6b17586 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/default.nix
@@ -2037,6 +2037,7 @@ rec {
       cmake
       boost
       icu
+      ncurses
     ];
     buildPhase = ''
       patchShebangs .
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/cpsm b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/cpsm
index ea360765925..c3a210a642d 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/cpsm
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/vim2nix/additional-nix-code/cpsm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
       cmake
       boost
       icu
+      ncurses
     ];
     buildPhase = ''
       patchShebangs .