diff --git a/chapter06/ncurses.xml b/chapter06/ncurses.xml
index 79b38e2b4..e9316ef98 100644
--- a/chapter06/ncurses.xml
+++ b/chapter06/ncurses.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ popd</userinput></screen>
             --without-debug              \
             --without-ada                \
             --without-normal             \
+            --disable-stripping          \
             --enable-widec</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ popd</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--disable-stripping</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This switch prevents the building system from stripping
+          the programs using <command>strip</command> program from the host.
+          Using host tools on cross-compiled program can cause failure.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--enable-widec</parameter></term>
         <listitem>