--- /dev/null
+Add an option to disable the curses module
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
+Signed-off-by: Samuel Martin <s.martin49@gmail.com>
+
+---
+ Makefile.pre.in | 6 +++++-
+ configure.ac | 9 +++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: b/Makefile.pre.in
+===================================================================
+--- a/Makefile.pre.in
++++ b/Makefile.pre.in
+@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
+ multiprocessing multiprocessing/dummy \
+ unittest \
+ venv venv/scripts venv/scripts/posix \
+- curses $(MACHDEPS)
++ $(MACHDEPS)
+
+ TESTSUBDIRS = test test/test_asyncio \
+ test/test_email test/test_email/data \
+@@ -1218,6 +1218,10 @@
+ tkinter/test/test_ttk
+ endif
+
++ifeq (@CURSES@,yes)
++LIBSUBDIRS += curses
++endif
++
+ ifeq (@TEST_MODULES@,yes)
+ LIBSUBDIRS += $(TESTSUBDIRS)
+ endif
+Index: b/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2693,6 +2693,15 @@
+ DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _tkinter"
+ fi
+
++AC_SUBST(CURSES)
++AC_ARG_ENABLE(curses,
++ AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-curses], [disable curses]),
++ [ CURSES="${enableval}" ], [ CURSES=yes ])
++
++if test "$CURSES" = "no"; then
++ DISABLED_EXTENSIONS="${DISABLED_EXTENSIONS} _curses _curses_panel"
++fi
++
+ AC_SUBST(PYDOC)
+
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(pydoc,