diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ff960862..0adf1b36 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ endif()
 find_library(HAVE_LIBREADLINE NAMES ${PREFERRED_LIBREADLINE})
 if(HAVE_LIBREADLINE)
     set(LIB_LIBREADLINE ${HAVE_LIBREADLINE})
-    find_library(LIB_NCURSES NAMES ncurses)
+    find_library(LIB_NCURSES NAMES ncurses pdcurses)
 elseif(MSVC)
     set(HAVE_LIBREADLINE 1)
 endif()