--- a/configure.ac	2023-12-20 22:48:44.764596449 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2023-12-20 22:50:10.493170634 +0100
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@
            USE_CURSES="missing_header"
          fi], [])], [])
     if test "$USE_CURSES" = "ncursesw"; then
-      LIBCOB_LIBS="$LIBCOB_LIBS -lncursesw"
+      LIBCOB_LIBS="$LIBCOB_LIBS $(ncursesw6-config --libs)"
     fi
   else
     if test "$USE_CURSES" = "ncursesw"; then
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@
               USE_CURSES="missing_header"
             fi], [])], [])], [])
     if test "$USE_CURSES" = "ncurses"; then
-      LIBCOB_LIBS="$LIBCOB_LIBS -lncurses"
+      LIBCOB_LIBS="$LIBCOB_LIBS $(ncurses6-config --libs)"
     fi
   else
     if test "$USE_CURSES" = "ncurses"; then