--- ./setup.py.old	2019-10-02 21:51:49.036376392 +0000
+++ ./setup.py	2019-10-02 21:51:08.608367211 +0000
@@ -1370,13 +1370,17 @@
         # Curses support, requiring the System V version of curses, often
         # provided by the ncurses library.
         panel_library = 'panel'
+        tinfo_library = 'tinfo'
         curses_incs = None
         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
             if curses_library == 'ncursesw':
                 # Bug 1464056: If _curses.so links with ncursesw,
                 # _curses_panel.so must link with panelw.
                 panel_library = 'panelw'
+                tinfo_library = 'tinfow'
             curses_libs = [curses_library]
+            if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, tinfo_library)):
+                curses_libs.append(tinfo_library)
             curses_incs = find_file('curses.h', inc_dirs,
                                     [os.path.join(d, 'ncursesw') for d in inc_dirs])
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],