--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 conf-update.h: core.h helpers.h index.h modified.h config.h
 
 conf-update: core.o helpers.o conf-update.o index.o modified.o config.o
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o conf-update config.o core.o helpers.o conf-update.o index.o modified.o $$(pkg-config --libs glib-2.0) -lncurses -lmenu -lcrypto
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o conf-update config.o core.o helpers.o conf-update.o index.o modified.o $$(${PKG_CONFIG} --libs glib-2.0 ncurses menu) -lcrypto
 
 install: conf-update
 	@install -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin/