configure.ac | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51471b1..81c57ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -635,6 +635,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(ncurses-headers, [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-ncurses-headers=DIR],
 		[compile finch against the ncurses includes in DIR])],
 		[ac_ncurses_includes="$withval"], [ac_ncurses_includes=""])
 if test "x$enable_consoleui" = "xyes"; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GNT], [ncursesw panelw], [], [
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GNT], [ncurses panel], [], [
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, initscr, [GNT_LIBS="-lncursesw"], [enable_consoleui=no])
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(panelw, update_panels, [GNT_LIBS="$GNT_LIBS -lpanelw"],
 	    [enable_consoleui=no], [$GNT_LIBS])
@@ -699,6 +701,7 @@ if test "x$enable_consoleui" = "xyes"; then
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
+	])])
 fi
 
 if test "x$force_finch" = "xyes" -a "x$enable_consoleui" != "xyes"; then