--- /usr/portage/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.18-r1.ebuild	2011-03-30 22:37:58.000000000 -0700
+++ /usr/local/portage/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.18-r1.ebuild	2011-03-30 23:40:40.000000000 -0700
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="+cramfs crypt loop-aes nls old-linux perl selinux slang uclibc unicode"
+IUSE="+cramfs crypt loop-aes nls old-linux perl selinux slang uclibc unicode ncurses"
 
 RDEPEND="!sys-process/schedutils
 	!sys-apps/setarch
-	>=sys-libs/ncurses-5.2-r2
 	!<sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.8
 	!<sys-fs/e2fsprogs-1.41.8
 	cramfs? ( sys-libs/zlib )
 	perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
+	ncurses? ( >=sys-libs/ncurses-5.2-r2 )
 	selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
 	slang? ( sys-libs/slang )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ src_configure() {
 		--enable-agetty \
 		$(use_enable cramfs) \
 		$(use_enable old-linux elvtune) \
+		--with-ncurses=$(use ncurses && { use unicode && echo auto || echo yes;
+		} || echo no)
 		--disable-init \
 		--disable-kill \
 		--disable-last \
@@ -89,7 +91,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		--disable-wall \
 		--enable-write \
 		--without-pam \
-		$(use unicode || echo --with-ncurses) \
 		$(use_with selinux) \
 		$(use_with slang) \
 		$(tc-has-tls || echo --disable-tls)