diff --git a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
index b8f6bc834b..de7e6f6721 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ncurses.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ (define-public ncurses
               (("cross_compiling:=no")
                "cross_compiling:=yes"))))
         (post-install-phase
-         ;; FIXME: The `tic' binary lacks a RUNPATH; fix it.
          '(lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
             (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
               ;; When building a wide-character (Unicode) build, create backward
@@ -105,6 +104,11 @@ (define lib.so
           ,(string-append "--mandir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
                           "/share/man")
 
+          ;; Make sure programs like 'tic', 'reset', and 'clear' have a
+          ;; correct RUNPATH.
+          ,(string-append "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                          "/lib")
+
           ;; C++ bindings fail to build on
           ;; `i386-pc-solaris2.11' with GCC 3.4.3:
           ;; <http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6395191>.