diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 3e5e2b8e..1ae92c8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           cd _build
           ../configure --enable-cobc-internal-checks \
                        --enable-hardening \
+                       --with-curses=ncurses \
                        --prefix /opt/cobol/gnucobol-gcos \
 
       - name: make