--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ endif()
 if (SOUFFLE_USE_CURSES)
     target_compile_definitions(libsouffle PUBLIC USE_NCURSES)
     target_compile_definitions(compiled PUBLIC USE_NCURSES)
-    target_link_libraries(libsouffle PUBLIC Curses::NCurses)
-    target_link_libraries(compiled PUBLIC Curses::NCurses)
+    target_link_libraries(libsouffle PUBLIC ${CURSES_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(compiled PUBLIC ${CURSES_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 if (SOUFFLE_USE_ZLIB)