diff --git a/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
index 6e191319d..ed678dc3f 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/ncurses/recipe.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ template = "custom"
 script = """
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
     --disable-db-install
+    --disable-stripping
     --without-ada
     --without-cxx-binding
     --without-tests