--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 		endif
 else ifeq ($(USE_PA), YES)
 		CFLAGS:=$(CFLAGS) -D PA -pthread
-		LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS) -lpthread -lpulse-simple -lpulse -lncurses
+		LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS) -lpthread -lpulse-simple -lpulse $(shell ${PKG_CONFIG} ncurses --libs)
 		OBJECTS=qrq.o pulseaudio.o
 else ifeq ($(USE_WIN32), YES)
 		CFLAGS:=$(CFLAGS) -D WIN32 -Iinclude -Iinclude/ncursesw
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 		OBJECTS=qrq.o qrq.res lib/libncursesw.a
 else
 		OBJECTS=qrq.o oss.o
-		LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS) -lpthread -lncurses
+		LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS) -lpthread $(shell ${PKG_CONFIG} ncurses --libs)
 		CFLAGS:=$(CFLAGS) -D OSS
 endif