diff --git a/distrib/hpcmips/miniroot/Makefile.inc b/distrib/hpcmips/miniroot/Makefile.inc
index 1e408c7be098..ef37c9465e91 100644
--- a/distrib/hpcmips/miniroot/Makefile.inc
+++ b/distrib/hpcmips/miniroot/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.21 2017/01/24 18:04:02 christos Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.22 2021/11/01 19:37:32 martin Exp $
 
 DBG=		-Os
 
@@ -12,4 +12,11 @@ IMAGEDEPENDS+=	${ARCHDIR}/dot.profile \
 		${DESTDIR}/.profile
 SMALLPROG_INET6=1
 
+# Use stubs to eliminate some large stuff from libc
+HACKSRC=	${DISTRIBDIR}/utils/libhack
+HACK_CURSES=yes
+.MAKEFLAGS+=	USE_WIDECHAR=no
+.include	"${HACKSRC}/Makefile.inc"
+${CRUNCHBIN}:	libhack.o
+
 .include "${DISTRIBDIR}/common/Makefile.dhcpcd"