diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 665d37c..1d9d68d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 CXXFLAGS = -std=c++11
-LDFLAGS  = -lcurses -lboost_regex
-LDCONFIG = $(shell which ldconfig 2>/dev/null || echo /sbin/ldconfig)
-ifneq (,$(findstring libtinfo,$(shell $(LDCONFIG) -p)))
-LDFLAGS += -ltinfo
-endif
-
+LDFLAGS  = $(shell pkg-config --libs ncurses) -lboost_regex
 BINS = regex
 
 .PHONY: all