--- a/m4/curses.m4
+++ b/m4/curses.m4
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 ], [curses="n"])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([ncurses.h], [
     AC_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [clear], [ncurses="y"], [ncurses="n"])
+    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([curs_set], tinfo ncurses, [CURSES_LIBS="$CURSES_LIBS $ac_res"])
 ], [ncurses="n"])
 AS_IF([test "$curses" = "n" && test "$ncurses" = "n"], [
     AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find a suitable curses library])
 ])
 # Prefer ncurses over curses if both are present
 AS_IF([test "$ncurses" = "y"], [
-    CURSES_LIBS="-lncurses"
+    CURSES_LIBS="$CURSES_LIBS -lncurses"
     AC_DEFINE([INCLUDE_CURSES_H], [<ncurses.h>], [Define curses header to use])
 ], [
     CURSES_LIBS="-lcurses"
--- a/tools/configure
+++ a/tools/configure
@@ -7136,6 +7136,62 @@
   ncurses="n"
 fi
 
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing curs_set" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for library containing curs_set... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_search_curs_set+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char curs_set ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return curs_set ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+for ac_lib in '' tinfo ncurses; do
+  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
+    ac_res="none required"
+  else
+    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+  fi
+  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_search_curs_set=$ac_res
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext
+  if ${ac_cv_search_curs_set+:} false; then :
+  break
+fi
+done
+if ${ac_cv_search_curs_set+:} false; then :
+
+else
+  ac_cv_search_curs_set=no
+fi
+rm conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_curs_set" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_curs_set" >&6; }
+ac_res=$ac_cv_search_curs_set
+if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
+  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
+  CURSES_LIBS="$CURSES_LIBS $ac_res"
+fi
+
 
 else
   ncurses="n"
@@ -7150,7 +7206,7 @@
 # Prefer ncurses over curses if both are present
 if test "$ncurses" = "y"; then :
 
-    CURSES_LIBS="-lncurses"
+    CURSES_LIBS="$CURSES_LIBS -lncurses"
 
 $as_echo "#define INCLUDE_CURSES_H <ncurses.h>" >>confdefs.h