diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 63172e4..6c2afcc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(ZHCON_LOCALE_DIR)
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(util, forkpty)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, main)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([tgetent], [cursesw curses ncursesw ncurses], [break;])
 
 dnl for freebsd
 dnl AC_CHECK_LIB(c, i386_set_ioperm)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ dnl Checks for gpm
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 usegpm="yes"
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gpm.h,,usegpm="no")
-AC_CHECK_LIB(gpm,main,,usegpm="no")
+AC_CHECK_LIB(gpm,Gpm_Open,,usegpm="no")
 
 dnl-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Checks for libggi