diff --git a/userspace/sysdig/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/sysdig/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bdddfe073..bb687bb855 100644
--- a/userspace/sysdig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/sysdig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
 else()
 	include(luajit)
 
+	add_definitions(NOCURSES)
+
 	target_link_libraries(sysdig
 		sinsp
 		"${YAMLCPP_LIB}")