diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5c165527..7f9b2fe71 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
       [
 	#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
 	#include <ncurses.h>
+	#elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
+	#include <ncurses/curses.h>
 	#else
 	#include <curses.h>
 	#endif