--- a/macros/curses.m4

+++ b/macros/curses.m4

@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@

 	dnl save CFLAGS and LDFLAGS and set new ones

 	CFLAGS_OLD=$CFLAGS

 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $curses_includes"

-	LDFLAGS_OLD=$LDFLAGS

-	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $curses_libs"

+	LIBS_OLD=$LIBS

+	LIBS="$LIBS $curses_libs"

 	dnl do the compile test 

 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([if curses is usable])

@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@

 	dnl restore variables

 	CFLAGS=$CFLAGS_OLD

-	LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS_OLD

+	LIBS=$LIBS_OLD

 ])