diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 004581e..8f92a32 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 	shift
 done
 
-check_wanted_programs dialog ncurses=ncursesw6-config
+check_wanted_programs dialog libncurses-dev=ncursesw6-config
 
 # Determine whether EFI is available
 HAS_EFI_SUPPORT=$([[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]] && echo -n "true" || echo -n "false")