--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # add -I/usr/pkg/include and -L/usr/pkg/lib to the options
 # below.
 CFLAGS+=-std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra
-LDLIBS=-lncurses
+LDLIBS=$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs ncurses)
 PREFIX=/usr/local
 
 BIN=nbwmon