--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 cbm_SOURCES = cbm.cpp \
 	      ErrnoError.hpp \
 	      statistics.cpp statistics.hpp
-cbm_LDADD = -lncurses widgets/libwidgets.la
+cbm_LDADD = $(ncurses_LIBS) widgets/libwidgets.la
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ncurses,ncurses)
+
 # Checks for header files.
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.