--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 AC_DEFINE(_GORD_LIBS)
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 dnl Replace `main' with a function in -lncurses:
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, mvchgat)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ncurses, ncurses,[
+  LIBS="$LIBS $ncurses_LIBS"
+  XCFLAGS="$XCFLAGS $ncurses_CFLAGS"
+  ],
+  AC_DEFINE(NEWCURSES_SUPP)
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([ncurses not found]))
 AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
@@ -24,11 +29,8 @@
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/socket.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(net/if.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(net/if_ppp.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/if_ether.h netinet/in.h ncurses.h ncurses/curses.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ncurses.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/if_ether.h netinet/in.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pthread.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ncurses/curses.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(curses.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/if_packet.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(linux/if_packet.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(net/if_packet.h)
@@ -45,20 +47,6 @@
   	fi
   fi
 fi
-if test x$ac_cv_header_ncurses_curses_h = xyes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(NEWCURSES_SUPP)
-else
-   if test x$ac_cv_header_ncurses_h = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(NEWCURSESROOT_SUPP)
-   else
-	if test x$ac_cv_header_curses_h = xyes; then
-		AC_DEFINE(REGULARCURSES_SUPP)
-	else
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([There is no support for ncurses.h])
-   	fi
-   fi
-fi
-
 if test x$ac_cv_header_netinet_ip_h = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE(NETINET_SUPP_ip)
   AC_EGREP_HEADER("ip_options",/usr/include/netinet/ip.h,is_opt=1,is_opt=0)