diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0465ab62ca56b79343c487a1f0a6c133296caafd..7560488ccd30a6f8919c08d401952123071246f4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ HaveLibReadline=YES
 [
 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBREADLINE,0)
 HaveLibReadline=NO
-])
+],
+-ltermcap)
 AC_SUBST(HaveLibReadline)