diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 302ba0d9..4aaa55e6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring CYGWIN,$(os)))
     LIBS += -lncursesw -lboost_regex -ldbghelp
 else
     LIBS += -lncursesw -lboost_regex
+    CXXFLAGS += -I/usr/include/ncursesw
     LDFLAGS += -rdynamic
 endif