diff --git a/src/Oscar.jl b/src/Oscar.jl
index e25f8154639c..2b68b4f6a7cd 100644
--- a/src/Oscar.jl
+++ b/src/Oscar.jl
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ function __init__()
         (GAP.Globals.IsSubgroupFpGroup, FPGroup),
     ])
     __GAP_info_messages_off()
-    GAP.Packages.load("browse"; install=true) # needed for all_character_table_names doctest
+    withenv("TERMINFO_DIRS" => joinpath(GAP.GAP_jll.Readline_jll.Ncurses_jll.find_artifact_dir(), "share", "terminfo")) do
+      GAP.Packages.load("browse"; install=true) # needed for all_character_table_names doctest
+    end
     GAP.Packages.load("ctbllib")
     GAP.Packages.load("forms")
     GAP.Packages.load("wedderga") # provides a function to compute Schur indices