configure.ac | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f78cfc3..ac40bf9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -127,11 +127,22 @@ if test "x$found_libevent" = xno; then
 fi
 
 # Look for curses.
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(
-	setupterm,
-	[terminfo curses ncurses],
-	found_curses=yes,
-	found_curses=no
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+	CURSES,
+	ncurses,
+	[
+		CPPFLAGS="$CURSES_CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS"
+		LIBS="$CURSES_LIBS $LIBS"
+		found_curses=yes
+	],
+	[
+		AC_SEARCH_LIBS(
+			setupterm,
+			[terminfo curses ncurses],
+			found_curses=yes,
+			found_curses=no
+		)
+	]
 )
 if test "x$found_curses" = xno; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR("curses not found")