diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6111bbe..f99665f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 	shift
 done
 
-check_has_programs dialog
+check_has_programs dialog ncurses
 
 # Wrap dialog in two functions to prevent it from cluttering stderr.
 function dialog_wrapper() { dialog_out=$(command dialog --colors "$@" 3>&2 2>&1 1>&3 3>&-); }