diff --git a/src/client/configure.ac b/src/client/configure.ac
index 360674a9..b54ac22f 100644
--- a/src/client/configure.ac
+++ b/src/client/configure.ac
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 
 ### Checks for libraries.
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([setupterm], [termlib termcap])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([setupterm], [termlib termcap curses])
 LIB_SOCKET_NSL
 # TODO merge this into LIB_SOCKET_NSL?
 if test "$ac_cv_search_gethostbyname" = no; then