diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c29f1e6..36f1874 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ fi
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([byteswap.h])
 
 ## libtinfo ##
-AC_CHECK_LIB([tinfo], [setupterm], tinfo=1,
-    AC_MSG_WARN([*** tinfo library (libtinfo) not found]))
+AC_CHECK_LIB([tinfow], [setupterm], tinfo=1,
+    AC_MSG_WARN([*** tinfow library (libtinfo) not found]))
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_TINFO, test "$tinfo" = 1)
 
 ##memory tracing##
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b678dbd..05f7018 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LDADD_static=-ldl
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_TINFO
-LIBS+=-ltinfo
+LIBS+=-ltinfow
 endif
 
 AM_CFLAGS=-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64