--- a/m4/reorganization/clamdtop.m4
+++ b/m4/reorganization/clamdtop.m4
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@
 
 if test "$enable_clamdtop" != "no"; then
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CURSES],[ncurses],
+	[HAVE_LIBNCURSES=yes; CURSES_INCLUDE="<ncurses.h>"],
+	[HAVE_LIBNCURSES=no],
+)
+
+if test "X$HAVE_LIBNCURSES" != "Xyes"; then
+    HAVE_LIBNCURSES=
 AC_LIB_FIND([ncurses], [ncurses/ncurses.h],
 	    AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <ncurses/ncurses.h>],
 			    [initscr(); KEY_RESIZE;]),
 	    [CURSES_CPPFLAGS="$INCNCURSES"; CURSES_LIBS="$LTLIBNCURSES";
 	     CURSES_INCLUDE="<ncurses/ncurses.h>"],
 	    [])
+fi
 
 if test "X$HAVE_LIBNCURSES" != "Xyes"; then
     HAVE_LIBNCURSES=