--- configure.ac.old	2017-01-19 13:59:33.894995472 +1100
+++ configure.ac	2017-01-19 13:59:57.954710398 +1100
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
 	fi])
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, initscr,
-	[LIBS="$LIBS -lncursesw"
+	[LIBS="$LIBS -ltinfow -lncursesw"
 	if test x$abook_cv_curses = x/usr -a -d /usr/include/ncursesw; then
 		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncursesw"
 	fi
 	AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ncurses.h)],[
 	ac_widec_possible=no
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr,
-		[LIBS="$LIBS -lncurses"
+		[LIBS="$LIBS -ltinfo -lncurses"
 		if test x$abook_cv_curses = x/usr -a -d /usr/include/ncurses; then
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncurses"
 		fi