--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 	then
 		AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, initscr, NCURSLIB="curses", NCURSLIB="")
 	fi
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(stdscr,tinfo)
 fi
 if test "x$NCURSLIB" != "x"
 then
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NCURSES)
 	LIBS="$LIBS -l$NCURSLIB"
 	umix_CONDOBJS="$umix_CONDOBJS ui_ncurses.o"
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(stdscr,tinfo)
 else
 	have_ncurses="no"
 fi