diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
index 2c2227dd4ee9..66313d68c5ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/android-studio/common.nix
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ let
   # environment is used as a work around for that.
   fhsEnv = buildFHSUserEnv {
     name = "${pname}-fhs-env";
+    multiPkgs = pkgs: [ pkgs.ncurses5 ];
   };
 
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