diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 46b9ea5..bebffef 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ cdl.a: lib/3rdparty/cdl.c lib/3rdparty/cdl.h
 libbemenu.so: private override LDLIBS += -ldl
 libbemenu.so: lib/bemenu.h lib/internal.h lib/filter.c lib/item.c lib/library.c lib/list.c lib/menu.c lib/util.c cdl.a
 
-bemenu-renderer-curses.so: private override LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs ncurses) -lm
-bemenu-renderer-curses.so: private override CPPFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags-only-I ncurses)
+bemenu-renderer-curses.so: private override LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs ncursesw) -lm
+bemenu-renderer-curses.so: private override CPPFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags-only-I ncursesw)
 bemenu-renderer-curses.so: lib/renderers/curses/curses.c
 
 bemenu-renderer-x11.so: private override LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs x11 xinerama cairo pango pangocairo)