diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index e7bf38e920070b45cc5bd03c6034af02ef36a60e..c05938555225c127d31901b8f2a32d8f9f651e7e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
 HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
 
 HOSTLOADLIBES_nconf	= $(shell \
-				pkg-config --libs menu panel ncurses 2>/dev/null \
+				pkg-config --libs menuw panelw ncursesw 2>/dev/null \
+				|| pkg-config --libs menu panel ncurses 2>/dev/null \
 				|| echo "-lmenu -lpanel -lncurses"  )
 $(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck