diff -up ./configure.ac.orig ./configure.ac
--- ./configure.ac.orig	2018-12-01 12:51:46.656217980 +0200
+++ ./configure.ac	2018-12-01 12:51:55.793274817 +0200
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 dnl Checks for libraries.
-AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, initscr, LIBS="$LIBS -lcurses",
-  [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr, LIBS="$LIBS -lncurses",
+AC_CHECK_LIB(cursesw, initscr, LIBS="$LIBS -lcursesw",
+  [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, initscr, LIBS="$LIBS -lncursesw",
     AC_MSG_ERROR([libcurses/libncurses not found.]))]
 )
 AC_CHECK_LIB(tinfo, keypad, LIBS="$LIBS -ltinfo")