1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/dispnew.c b/src/dispnew.c
index b4f27f3633f..ef582f195c5 100644
--- a/src/dispnew.c
+++ b/src/dispnew.c
@@ -2511,6 +2511,12 @@ init_display ()
 #else
       Vwindow_system_version = make_number (10);
 #endif
+#if defined (LINUX) && defined (HAVE_LIBNCURSES)
+      /* In some versions of ncurses,
+         tparm crashes if we have not called tgetent.
+         So call tgetent.  */
+      { char b[2044]; tgetent (b, "xterm");}
+#endif
       return;
     }
 #endif /* HAVE_X_WINDOWS */