diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 72bb574..44aa591 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ int main(void)
 EOF
 
 	$CC \
-		$($PKG_CONFIG --cflags ncurses 2>> config.log) \
+		$(ncurses5-config --cflags ncurses 2>> config.log) \
 		-o $TMPDIR/ncursestest $TMPDIR/ncursestest.c \
-		$($PKG_CONFIG --libs ncurses 2>> config.log \
+		$(ncurses5-config --libs ncurses 2>> config.log \
 	          || echo '-lncurses' ) \
 			>> config.log 2>&1
 	if [ ! -x $TMPDIR/ncursestest ] ; then
diff --git a/flowtop/Makefile b/flowtop/Makefile
index effe7eb..ab49a51 100644
--- a/flowtop/Makefile
+++ b/flowtop/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 flowtop-libs =	-lurcu \
 		-lnetfilter_conntrack \
-		$(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH) $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs ncurses 2> /dev/null \
+		$(shell ncurses5-config --libs 2> /dev/null \
 			|| echo '-lncurses') \
-		$(shell PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH) $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs tinfo 2> /dev/null ) \
 		-lpthread
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_GEOIP), 1)
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ flowtop-objs +=	geoip.o \
 		ioops.o
 endif
 
-flowtop-eflags = $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags ncurses) \
+flowtop-eflags = $(shell ncurses5-config --cflags) \
                  $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libnetfilter_conntrack)
 
 flowtop-confs =	tcp.conf \