The title compound, C(22)H(20)N(2)O(2), was synthesized via a multicomponent reaction using naphthalen-2-ol, morpholine and 4-formyl-benzonitrile. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring is 81.25 (10)°. The morpholine ring adopts a chair conformation. The mol-ecular conformation is stabilized by intra-molecular O-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into helical chains running parallel to the c axis.