diff --git a/host/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/host/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 5894bb0a2..637a48082 100644
--- a/host/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ endforeach(example_source)
 ########################################################################
 # ASCII Art DFT - requires curses, so this part is optional
 ########################################################################
-find_package(Curses)
+#find_package(Curses)
 
-if(CURSES_FOUND)
-    include_directories(${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    add_executable(rx_ascii_art_dft rx_ascii_art_dft.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(rx_ascii_art_dft uhd ${CURSES_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-    UHD_INSTALL(TARGETS rx_ascii_art_dft RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PKG_LIB_DIR}/examples COMPONENT examples)
+#if(CURSES_FOUND)
+#    include_directories(${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR})
+#    add_executable(rx_ascii_art_dft rx_ascii_art_dft.cpp)
+#    target_link_libraries(rx_ascii_art_dft uhd ${CURSES_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+#    UHD_INSTALL(TARGETS rx_ascii_art_dft RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PKG_LIB_DIR}/examples COMPONENT examples)
 
-    add_executable(twinrx_freq_hopping twinrx_freq_hopping.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(twinrx_freq_hopping uhd ${CURSES_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
-    UHD_INSTALL(TARGETS twinrx_freq_hopping RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PKG_LIB_DIR}/examples COMPONENT examples)
-endif(CURSES_FOUND)
+#    add_executable(twinrx_freq_hopping twinrx_freq_hopping.cpp)
+#    target_link_libraries(twinrx_freq_hopping uhd ${CURSES_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+#    UHD_INSTALL(TARGETS twinrx_freq_hopping RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PKG_LIB_DIR}/examples COMPONENT examples)
+#endif(CURSES_FOUND)
 
 ########################################################################
 # Examples using C API
