--- a/configure.ac	2020-04-12 20:18:12.739797045 +0200
+++ b/configure.ac	2020-04-12 20:26:59.311595232 +0200
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
 	fi])
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, initscr,
-	[LIBS="$LIBS -lncursesw"
+	[LIBS="$LIBS -ltinfow -lncursesw"
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(cbreak, tinfo)
 	if test x$abook_cv_curses = x/usr -a -d /usr/include/ncursesw; then
 		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncursesw"
 	fi
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
 	ac_widec_possible=no
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr,
 		[LIBS="$LIBS -lncurses"
+		AC_SEARCH_LIBS(cbreak, tinfo)
 		if test x$abook_cv_curses = x/usr -a -d /usr/include/ncurses; then
 			CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/include/ncurses"
 		fi