--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 		strndup strstr])
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr, [], [AC_ERROR(NCurses library not found)])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(stdscr, tinfo,,[AC_ERROR([Cannot find a library providing stdscr])])
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(dlopen, [], [AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen)])
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(getopt_long, [], [AC_CHECK_LIB(gnugetopt, getopt_long)])