diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
index 120d624e672c5740faf2aa744aa7785c5edbecab..cdca7388e0f1f982ae0a05994bbb7e22a6ef74b0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@
 # What library to link
 ldflags()
 {
-	$cc -print-file-name=libncursesw.so | grep -q /
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo '-lncursesw'
-		exit
-	fi
-	$cc -print-file-name=libncurses.so | grep -q /
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo '-lncurses'
-		exit
-	fi
-	$cc -print-file-name=libcurses.so | grep -q /
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo '-lcurses'
-		exit
-	fi
+	for ext in so a dylib ; do
+		for lib in ncursesw ncurses curses ; do
+			$cc -print-file-name=lib${lib}.${ext} | grep -q /
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+				echo "-l${lib}"
+				exit
+			fi
+		done
+	done
 	exit 1
 }