diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 11ebef5..4c97b40 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ packages:
 extra-deps:
 - containers-0.5.10.2
 resolver: lts-8.18
+nix:
+  packages: [gcc, ncurses]