diff --git a/emacs-23.3-tinfo.dif b/emacs-23.3-tinfo.dif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fec8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs-23.3-tinfo.dif
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in	2011-11-22 14:37:39.195146873 +0000
+@@ -2376,11 +2376,13 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpt)
+ # That is because we have not set up to link ncurses in lib-src.
+ # It's better to believe a function is not available
+ # than to expect to find it in ncurses.
+-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, tparm)
++for lib in tinfo ncurses ; do
++  AC_CHECK_LIB($lib, tparm)
++done
+ 
+ case "$opsys" in
+   netbsd)
+-    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tputs, [ncurses terminfo termcap])
++    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tputs, [tinfo ncurses ncursesw terminfo termcap])
+     if test $ac_cv_search_tputs = -lterminfo; then
+       AC_DEFINE(TERMINFO, 1, [Define to 1 if you use terminfo instead of termcap.])
+     fi
+--- src/config.in
++++ src/config.in	2011-11-22 14:34:49.199647061 +0000
+@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http
+ /* Define to 1 if you have the `ncurses' library (-lncurses). */
+ #undef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
+ 
++/* Define to 1 if you have the `tinfo' library (-ltinfo). */
++#undef HAVE_LIBTINFO
++
+ /* Define to 1 if using libotf. */
+ #undef HAVE_LIBOTF
+ 
+--- src/s/gnu-linux.h
++++ src/s/gnu-linux.h	2011-11-22 14:36:11.327146051 +0000
+@@ -230,8 +230,12 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http
+ 
+ #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
+ #define TERMINFO
++#ifdef HAVE_LIBTINFO
++#define LIBS_TERMCAP -ltinfo
++#else
+ #define LIBS_TERMCAP -lncurses
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ #define UNEXEC unexelf.o
+ 
diff --git a/emacs.changes b/emacs.changes
index 3782932..c8c6862 100644
--- a/emacs.changes
+++ b/emacs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 22 14:40:45 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Add patch to use libtinfo if available 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Oct  2 14:36:52 CEST 2011 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/emacs.spec b/emacs.spec
index 4329232..cc24bad 100644
--- a/emacs.spec
+++ b/emacs.spec
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Patch9:         emacs-22.0.99-sendmail-path.patch
 Patch11:        emacs-22.0.99-xim.patch
 Patch12:        emacs-22.0.99-x11r7.patch
 Patch13:        emacs-23.3-s390x.dif
+Patch14:        emacs-23.3-tinfo.dif
 Patch15:        emacs-22.2-iconic.patch
 Patch16:        emacs-23.1-flyspell.patch
 Patch18:        emacs-sparc.diff
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ modes.
 %patch11 -p0 -b .xim
 %patch12 -p0 -b .x11r7
 %patch13 -p0 -b .s390x
+%patch14 -p0 -b .tinfo
 %patch15 -p0 -b .iconic
 %patch16 -p0 -b .flyspell
 %patch