diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20180714.bb b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20181013.bb
similarity index 86%
rename from meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20180714.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20181013.bb
index b07286953d..b462b145d4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20180714.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.1+20181013.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SRC_URI += "file://0001-tic-hang.patch \
             file://config.cache \
 "
 # commit id corresponds to the revision in package version
-SRCREV = "3740e18875f16dfe126484869882fb15c3fd1aea"
+SRCREV = "7a97a7f937762ba342d5b2fd7cd090885a809835"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-abi-version=5"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+(\+\d+)*)"