diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4e1d1f..007a4db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ CFLAGS?=
 ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --atleast-version=0.1.0 unibilium && echo 1),1)
   CFLAGS +=$(shell pkg-config --cflags unibilium) -DHAVE_UNIBILIUM
   LDFLAGS+=$(shell pkg-config --libs   unibilium)
+else ifeq ($(shell pkg-config ncursesw && echo 1),1)
+  CFLAGS +=$(shell pkg-config --cflags ncursesw)
+  LDFLAGS+=$(shell pkg-config --libs   ncursesw)
 else
   LDFLAGS+=-lncurses
 endif