diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 10ca129e..acc19505 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: prepare
+      run: sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev
     - name: autogen
       run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: configure