--- a/src/term_curses.c
+++ b/src/term_curses.c
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>
+# ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW
+# include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
+# else
+# include <ncurses.h>
+# endif
 #else
 #include <curses.h>
 #endif