--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
 # check for ncurses, fall back to curses
 AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [initscr],,AC_CHECK_LIB([curses], [initscr]))
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([stdscr], [tinfo])
 
 if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
         GCC_WARNINGS="-Wall -fno-strict-aliasing"