diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ad9842f09..303adf657 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBRARIES += \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) \
-  libzcash.a
+  libzcash.a -lcurses
 if ENABLE_WALLET
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES += $(BDB_CPPFLAGS)
 EXTRA_LIBRARIES += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)