--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.271/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2021-06-03 06:22:09.000000000 +0000
+++ dakota-7530ac-750/linux-4.4.271/scripts/kconfig/Makefile	2023-01-11 09:25:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
 # we really need to do so. (Do not call gcc as part of make mrproper)
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ccflags) \
                     -DLOCALE
+ifeq ($(shell uname -s),Darwin)
+HOST_LOADLIBES  += -lncurses
+endif
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # Shared Makefile for the various kconfig executables: