diff --git a/kconfig/Makefile b/kconfig/Makefile
index 2e8e5dcd7..cda3c114c 100644
--- a/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ gen_config.h: .config
 
 kconfig/mconf: $(SHIPPED)
 	$(HOSTCC) -o $@ kconfig/mconf.c kconfig/zconf.tab.c \
-		kconfig/lxdialog/*.c -lcurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>" \
+		kconfig/lxdialog/*.c -lcurses -ltinfo -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>" \
 		-DKBUILD_NO_NLS=1 -DPROJECT_NAME=\"$(KCONFIG_PROJECT)\"
 
 kconfig/conf: $(SHIPPED)