diff -Naur ncurses-5.7+20081213/ncurses/base/lib_set_term.c ncurses-5.7+20081213mod/ncurses/base/lib_set_term.c
--- ncurses-5.7+20081213/ncurses/base/lib_set_term.c	2008-08-04 20:11:12.000000000 +0200
+++ ncurses-5.7+20081213mod/ncurses/base/lib_set_term.c	2010-09-16 16:38:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
     for (each_screen(temp)) {
 	if (temp == sp) {
 	    if (last)
-		last = sp->_next_screen;
+		last->_next_screen = sp->_next_screen;
 	    else
-		_nc_screen_chain = sp->_next_screen;
+		_nc_screen_chain   = sp->_next_screen;
 	    result = TRUE;
 	    break;
 	}