diff --git a/databases/mariadb104-client/Makefile.common b/databases/mariadb104-client/Makefile.common
index ab452ad0402a..43f83feae015 100644
--- a/databases/mariadb104-client/Makefile.common
+++ b/databases/mariadb104-client/Makefile.common
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile.common,v 1.9 2021/07/04 10:58:59 nia Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile.common,v 1.10 2021/07/13 07:44:14 nia Exp $
 #
 # used by databases/mariadb104-client/Makefile
 # used by databases/mariadb104-server/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PATCHDIR?=	${.CURDIR}/../../databases/mariadb104-client/patches
 USE_CMAKE=	yes
 USE_LANGUAGES=	c c++
 USE_TOOLS+=	perl:run pkg-config bison
+USE_CURSES=	wide
 
 PLIST_SRC=	${PLIST_SRC_DFLT}
 
diff --git a/databases/mariadb105-client/Makefile.common b/databases/mariadb105-client/Makefile.common
index 799e0dbbb7a8..c0f5ae5cdeaf 100644
--- a/databases/mariadb105-client/Makefile.common
+++ b/databases/mariadb105-client/Makefile.common
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile.common,v 1.7 2021/07/04 08:58:30 nia Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile.common,v 1.8 2021/07/13 07:44:14 nia Exp $
 #
 # used by databases/mariadb105-client/Makefile
 # used by databases/mariadb105-server/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PATCHDIR?=	${.CURDIR}/../../databases/mariadb105-client/patches
 USE_CMAKE=	yes
 USE_LANGUAGES=	c c++
 USE_TOOLS+=	perl:run pkg-config bison
+USE_CURSES=	wide
 
 PLIST_SRC=	${PLIST_SRC_DFLT}