--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@
   # (On Solaris 11.3, ncurses builds and links for us, but curses does not.)
   [AC_SEARCH_LIBS(
     [initscr], [ncurses curses],
-    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CURSES], [1], [Define if a curses library available])],
-    [with_ncurses=no])
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(
+		[raw], [ncurses curses cursesX tinfo],
+    	[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CURSES], [1], [Define if a curses library available])],
+	    [with_ncurses=no]),
+	[with_ncurses=no])
 ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_CURSES], [test "x$with_ncurses" = xyes])