diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #needs xpat
 TARGET += xmlparser
 
-# needs CUnit
+# needs CUnit, ncurses
 TARGET += cunit
 
 # needs postgresql
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 
 cunit: cunit.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...
-	@$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -lcunit
+	@$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $< -lcunit -lncurses
 
 md5: md5.o
 	@echo Linking $< ...