diff --git a/configure b/configure
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3280,7 +3280,46 @@
     TERMINFO_INCLUDES="$CursesIncludes term.h"
 fi
 
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for setupterm in -lncursesw" >&5
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for setupterm in -ltinfo" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for setupterm in -ltinfo... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-ltinfo  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char setupterm ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return setupterm ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_tinfo_setupterm" = xyes; then :
+  HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=tinfo
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for setupterm in -lncursesw" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for setupterm in -lncursesw... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_lib_ncursesw_setupterm+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
@@ -3398,6 +3437,8 @@
   HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=curses
 else
   HaveLibCurses=NO; LibCurses=not-installed
+fi
+
 fi
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
     TERMINFO_INCLUDES="$CursesIncludes term.h"
 fi
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=ncursesw,
-  [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=ncurses,
-    [AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=curses,
-      HaveLibCurses=NO; LibCurses=not-installed)])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB(tinfo, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=tinfo,
+  [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=ncursesw,
+    [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=ncurses,
+      [AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, setupterm, HaveLibCurses=YES; LibCurses=curses,
+        HaveLibCurses=NO; LibCurses=not-installed)])])])
 
 if test "x$HaveLibCurses" = "xNO" ; then
     AC_MSG_FAILURE([curses library not found, so this package cannot be built])
diff --git a/terminfo.cabal b/terminfo.cabal
--- a/terminfo.cabal
+++ b/terminfo.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           terminfo
 Cabal-Version:  >=1.4
-Version:        0.3.2.5
+Version:        0.3.2.6
 Category:       User Interfaces
 License:        BSD3
 License-File:   LICENSE