--- grub-0.97/configure.ac	2005-05-07 22:36:03.000000000 -0400
+++ grub-0.97/configure.ac	2015-12-12 22:55:52.838313038 -0500
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ 
 
 # Unless the user specify --without-curses, check for curses.
 if test "x$with_curses" != "xno"; then
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, wgetch, [GRUB_LIBS="$GRUB_LIBS -lncurses"
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, wgetch, [GRUB_LIBS="$GRUB_LIBS -lncurses -ltinfo -ltinfow"
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBCURSES, 1, [Define if you have a curses library])],
     [AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, wgetch, [GRUB_LIBS="$GRUB_LIBS -lcurses"
        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBCURSES, 1, [Define if you have a curses library])])])