diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-5.9.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-5.9.eb
index 71d76d1c6a4..25c237795bb 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-5.9.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-5.9.eb
@@ -26,21 +26,34 @@ checksums = [
 # need to use -P preprocessor option for recent GCC versions (cfr. https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/porting_to.html)
 preconfigopts = "export CPPFLAGS='-P' && "
 
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares and separate libtinfo
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread ",
+}
+
 configopts = [
-    # default build
-    '--with-shared --enable-overwrite',
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    '--with-shared --enable-overwrite --enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/'
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses5-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.0.eb
index f17cb5fb125..f8722d462cb 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.0.eb
@@ -18,32 +18,38 @@ checksums = [
     'f82003be6ce6b87c3dc8a91d97785aab1a76a9e8544c3a3c02283c01dd41aede',  # ncurses-6.0_gcc-5.patch
 ]
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada "
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo and without Ada95
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
+
 configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
 # need to take care of $CFLAGS ourselves with dummy toolchain
 # we need to add -fPIC, but should also include -O* option to avoid compiling with -O0 (default for GCC)
 buildopts = 'CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"'
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
-]
-
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.eb
index 9e75f70cd1d..5a4fe9c0c72 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.eb
@@ -14,32 +14,38 @@ source_urls = [GNU_SOURCE]
 sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
 checksums = ['aa057eeeb4a14d470101eff4597d5833dcef5965331be3528c08d99cebaa0d17']
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
+
 configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
 # need to take care of $CFLAGS ourselves with dummy toolchain
 # we need to add -fPIC, but should also include -O* option to avoid compiling with -O0 (default for GCC)
 buildopts = 'CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"'
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
-]
-
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.2.0.eb
index 5044d91b4c5..3f5959071d7 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.2.0.eb
@@ -20,28 +20,34 @@ checksums = ['30306e0c76e0f9f1f0de987cf1c82a5c21e1ce6568b9227f7da5b71cbea86c9d']
 
 builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.35')]
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
-configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
-]
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
+configopts = [
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
index 07bfbcd9e14..065776c66d1 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-10.3.0.eb
@@ -20,28 +20,34 @@ checksums = ['30306e0c76e0f9f1f0de987cf1c82a5c21e1ce6568b9227f7da5b71cbea86c9d']
 
 builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.36.1')]
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
-configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
-]
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
+configopts = [
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
index 61c14fe5a04..309687b03b6 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-11.2.0.eb
@@ -20,28 +20,34 @@ checksums = ['30306e0c76e0f9f1f0de987cf1c82a5c21e1ce6568b9227f7da5b71cbea86c9d']
 
 builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.37')]
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
-configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
-]
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
+configopts = [
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
index 18dcd5668cf..19a0b094bff 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb
@@ -20,28 +20,34 @@ checksums = ['30306e0c76e0f9f1f0de987cf1c82a5c21e1ce6568b9227f7da5b71cbea86c9d']
 
 builddependencies = [('binutils', '2.34')]
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
-configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
-]
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
+configopts = [
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2.eb
index 5df1d2c1038..80f4c70b2b9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/ncurses/ncurses-6.2.eb
@@ -14,32 +14,38 @@ source_urls = [GNU_SOURCE]
 sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
 checksums = ['30306e0c76e0f9f1f0de987cf1c82a5c21e1ce6568b9227f7da5b71cbea86c9d']
 
-local_common_configopts = "--with-shared --enable-overwrite --without-ada --enable-symlinks "
+_config = {
+    # options to build shared librares, separate libtinfo, without Ada95 and enable symlinks for tic
+    'default': "--with-shared --with-termlib --without-ada --enable-symlinks ",
+    # options to enable UTF-8
+    'utf8': "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec ",
+    # options to enable multi-threading
+    'mt': "--with-pthread --enable-reentrant ",
+}
+
 configopts = [
-    # default build
-    local_common_configopts,
-    # the UTF-8 enabled version (ncursesw)
-    local_common_configopts + "--enable-ext-colors --enable-widec --includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/",
+    # build ncurses: default build overwriting curses (-lcurses)
+    _config['default'] + '--enable-overwrite',
+    # build ncursesw: the UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursesw/',
+    # build ncursest: the multi-threaded version
+    _config['default'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursest/',
+    # build ncursestw: the multi-threaded UTF-8 version
+    _config['default'] + _config['utf8'] + _config['mt'] + '--includedir=%(installdir)s/include/ncursestw/',
 ]
 
 # need to take care of $CFLAGS ourselves with dummy toolchain
 # we need to add -fPIC, but should also include -O* option to avoid compiling with -O0 (default for GCC)
 buildopts = 'CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"'
 
-# Symlink libtinfo to libncurses (since it can handle the API) so it doesn't get picked up from the OS
-postinstallcmds = [
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.so libtinfo.so)",
-    "(cd %(installdir)s/lib && ln -s libncurses.a libtinfo.a)"
-]
-
-local_libs = ["form", "menu", "ncurses", "panel"]
+local_libs = ['form', 'menu', 'ncurses', 'panel', 'tinfo']
 sanity_check_paths = {
     'files': ['bin/%s' % x for x in ["captoinfo", "clear", "infocmp", "infotocap", "ncurses%(version_major)s-config",
                                      "reset", "tabs", "tic", "toe", "tput", "tset"]] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.a' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', '_g', 'w', 'w_g']] +
-             ['lib/lib%s%s.%s' % (x, y, SHLIB_EXT) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w']] +
-             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w']],
-    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw'],
+             ['lib/lib%s%s%s.a' % (x, y, z) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw'] for z in ['', '_g']] +
+             ['lib/lib%s%s.so' % (x, y) for x in local_libs for y in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']] +
+             ['lib/libncurses++%s.a' % x for x in ['', 'w', 't', 'tw']],
+    'dirs': ['include', 'include/ncursesw', 'include/ncursest', 'include/ncursestw'],
 }
 
 moduleclass = 'devel'