--- newt-0.52.7.ebuild.orig	2008-01-17 07:18:01 +0000
+++ newt-0.52.7.ebuild	2008-01-17 07:17:29 +0000
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
 	rpm_src_unpack
 	cd "${S}"
 
-	# bug 73850
-	if use elibc_uclibc; then
-		sed -i -e 's:-lslang:-lslang -lncurses:g' ${S}/Makefile.in
-	fi
-
 	if ! use tcl; then
 		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-notcl.patch || die
 	fi
 
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-DESTDIR.patch || die
+
+	# bug 73850
+	if use elibc_uclibc; then
+		sed -i -e 's:-lslang:-lslang -lncurses:g' ${S}/Makefile.in
+	fi
 }
 
 src_compile() {