--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@
 		fi],
 
                 [CF_CURSES_LIBS])
-		])
+        for lib in ncurses ncursesw tinfo
+        do
+                AC_CHECK_LIB($lib, stdscr,MUTTLIBS="$MUTTLIBS -l$lib")
+        done
+        ])
 
         old_LIBS="$LIBS"
         LIBS="$LIBS $MUTTLIBS"