diff -Naur a/Python-3.6.5/setup.py b/Python-3.6.5/setup.py
--- a/Python-3.6.5/setup.py	2018-03-28 06:19:31.000000000 -0300
+++ b/Python-3.6.5/setup.py	2019-08-14 07:38:07.262737494 -0300
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
             curses_defines.append(('_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED', '1'))
 
         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
-            curses_libs = [curses_library]
+            curses_libs = [curses_library, 'tinfo']
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],
                                    include_dirs=curses_includes,
                                    define_macros=curses_defines,