diff --git a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
index 05d8bbd9..f19ac24c 100644
--- a/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConkyPlatformChecks.cmake
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ if(BUILD_HTTP)
 endif(BUILD_HTTP)
 
 if(BUILD_NCURSES)
-	check_include_files(ncurses.h NCURSES_H)
-	find_library(NCURSES_LIB NAMES ncurses)
-	if(NOT NCURSES_H OR NOT NCURSES_LIB)
+	pkg_check_modules(NCURSES ncurses)
+	if(NOT NCURSES_FOUND)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to find ncurses library")
-	endif(NOT NCURSES_H OR NOT NCURSES_LIB)
-	set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${NCURSES_LIB})
+	endif(NOT NCURSES_FOUND)
+	set(conky_libs ${conky_libs} ${NCURSES_LIBRARIES})
+	set(conky_includes ${conky_includes} ${NCURSES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif(BUILD_NCURSES)
 
 if(BUILD_MYSQL)