diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix
index c8fc633f8bd3..d56b254d3821 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit (s) url sha256;
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ncurses ];
   inherit buildInputs;
 
   preConfigure = ''
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/terminfo"
     tic -a -v2 -o"$out/share/terminfo" terminfo/fbterm
+    makeFlagsArray+=("AR=$AR")
   '';
 
   patches = [
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/glitsj16/fbterm-patched/d1fe03313be4654dd0a1c0bb5f51530732345134/miscoloring-fix.patch";
       sha256 = "1mjszji0jgs2jsagjp671fv0d1983wmxv009ff1jfhi9pbay6jd0";
     })
+    ./select.patch
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/select.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/select.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..549674047a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/select.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/src/fbio.cpp b/src/fbio.cpp
+index e5afc44..2485227 100644
+--- a/src/fbio.cpp
++++ b/src/fbio.cpp
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+  *
+  */
+ 
++#include <sys/select.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include "config.h"