--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 # Checks for libraries.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ncurses,ncurses)
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(curses.h,[],[ AC_MSG_ERROR(curses.h not found or too old.) ], [])
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 cbm_SOURCES = cbm.cpp \
 	      ErrnoError.hpp \
 	      statistics.cpp statistics.hpp
-cbm_LDADD = -lncurses widgets/libwidgets.la
+cbm_LDADD = $(ncurses_LIBS) widgets/libwidgets.la
 
 distclean-local:
 	-rm -f *~ \