diff --git a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
index 544bf5b..eb6021a 100644
--- a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
+++ b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ cfgdefs_perform_common_tests()
 
 	# ncurses libs (common part)
 	mb_ncurses_libs='-lpanelw -lncursesw'
-	mb_ncurses_tinfo='-ltinfo'
+	mb_ncurses_tinfo='-ltinfow'
 
 	if cfgtest_library_presence $mb_ncurses_tinfo; then
 		mb_ncurses_libs="$mb_ncurses_libs $mb_ncurses_tinfo"