diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8742d93..e350926 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ else
        "further information. On Debian/Ubuntu you need to install libncursesw5-dev."
    exit 1;
 fi
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(cbreak, tinfo, [],
-  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find cbreak() in -lncursesw or -ltinfo])])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(cbreak, tinfow, [],
+  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Can't find cbreak() in -lncursesw or -ltinfow])])
 
 
 # iconv