diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index ee8c407cac..b59e7b8c15 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -337,7 +337,10 @@ static inline pixman_format_code_t surface_format(DisplaySurface *s)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
+/* KEY_EVENT is defined in wincon.h and in curses.h. Avoid redefinition. */
+#undef KEY_EVENT
 #include <curses.h>
+#undef KEY_EVENT
 typedef chtype console_ch_t;
 extern chtype vga_to_curses[];
 #else
diff --git a/ui/curses.c b/ui/curses.c
index 2e132a7bfa..03cefdf470 100644
--- a/ui/curses.c
+++ b/ui/curses.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include <curses.h>
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>