diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
index edf6678697ac7f6..dd5f733ce618602 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ncurses/default.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
   ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+   # for `tic`, build already depends on for build `cc` so it's weird the build doesn't just build `tic`.
     ncurses
   ];