diff --git a/lvm2.spec b/lvm2.spec
index 4a36ec3..a78dd32 100644
--- a/lvm2.spec
+++ b/lvm2.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: device-mapper-devel >= %{device_mapper_version}
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel >= 1.30.19-4, libsepol-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
+BuildRequires: ncurses-static
 BuildRequires: readline-devel
 BuildRequires: cman-devel
 Requires: device-mapper >= %{device_mapper_version}
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Feb 13 2007 Alasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com> - 2.02.22-1
+- Add ncurses-static BuildRequires after package split.
 - Fix loading of segment_libraries.
 - If a PV reappears after it was removed from its VG, make it an orphan.
 - Don't update metadata automatically if VGIDs don't match.