diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 40af3ce8..7ff4eb00 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -10,15 +10,24 @@ sharedir := $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/kak
 docdir := $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/doc/kak
 
 CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++11 -g -Wall -Wno-reorder -Wno-sign-compare -pedantic
-LIBS += -lncursesw
 
-os := $(shell uname -o)
+os := $(shell uname)
+
+ifeq ($(os),Darwin)
+    LIBS += -lncurses
+else
+    LIBS += -lncursesw
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(os),Cygwin)
     LIBS += -lboost_regex-mt
+else ifeq ($(os),Darwin)
+    LIBS += -lboost_regex-mt
 else
     LIBS += -lboost_regex
 endif
 
+
 debug ?= yes
 ifeq ($(debug),yes)
     CXXFLAGS += -DKAK_DEBUG