diff --git a/cmake/FindCURSES.cmake b/cmake/FindCURSES.cmake
index 8d13a0489..8af6dfef0 100644
--- a/cmake/FindCURSES.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCURSES.cmake
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if(NCURSES_NOT_FOUND EQUAL -1)
         set(CURSES_LIBRARY ${PC_NCurses_LINK_LIBRARIES})
     else()
         find_library(CURSES_LIBRARY
-            NAMES ncurses
+            NAMES ncurses ncursesw
             PATHS ${PC_NCurses_LIBRARY_DIRS}
         )
     endif()