--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 dnl Replace `main' with a function in -lncurses:
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr,,AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, initscr))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ncurses,ncurses,LIBS="$LIBS $ncurses_LIBS",)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC