--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 dnl Replace `main' with a function in -lncurses:
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr,,AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, initscr))
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, initscr)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(initscr,curses)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(LINES,tinfo)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
