diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b04858b..74c3f43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS+=-std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra
-LDLIBS=-lncurses
+LDLIBS=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs ncurses)
 
 BIN=nbwmon