diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b0dd2a5..8cd4df7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 SUBDIRS=src config doc tests
 EXTRA_DIST=bootstrap.sh
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe28cef..2821c55 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AC_INIT([sngrep], [1.4.3], [kaian@irontec.com], [sngrep], [http://www.irontec.co
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 
 AC_COPYRIGHT("Irontec S.L.")
 
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_unicode" == "xyes"], [
 	# Ncurses with wide-character support
 	AC_DEFINE([WITH_UNICODE], [], [Compile With Unicode compatibility])
 
-	AC_CHECK_HEADER([ncursesw/ncurses.h], [], [
-	    AC_MSG_ERROR([ You need to have ncurses development files installed to compile sngrep.])
-	])
-
-	AC_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [initscr], [], [
-	    AC_MSG_ERROR([ You need to have libncursesw installed to compile sngrep.])
-	])
+   SNGREP_CHECK_SCRIPT([ncursesw6], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE], "ncursesw6-config",
+    SNGREP_CHECK_SCRIPT([ncursesw], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE], "ncursesw5-config",
+     SNGREP_CHECK_SCRIPT([ncurses], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE], "ncurses5-config",
+      SNGREP_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw6], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE],
+       SNGREP_CHECK_LIB([ncursesw], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE],
+        SNGREP_CHECK_LIB([ncurses], [addnwstr], [WITH_UNICODE],
+	))))))
 
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([panelw], [new_panel], [], [
 	    AC_MSG_ERROR([ You need to have ncurses panelw library installed to compile sngrep.])
diff --git a/m4/sngrep.m4 b/m4/sngrep.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c5377a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/sngrep.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# serial 100
+# sngrep.m4: Custom autotools macros for sngrep
+#
+# @author Adam Duskett <aduskett@codeblue.com>
+# @version 2017-05-25
+# @license GNU General Public License 3.0
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+# 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# As a special exception, the you may copy, distribute and modify the
+# configure scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing
+# the Macro.  You need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public
+# License when using or distributing such scripts.
+#
+
+# SNGREP_CHECK_SCRIPT(LIBNAME, FUNCTION, DEFINE, CONFIG_SCRIPT, ELSE_PART)
+AC_DEFUN([SNGREP_CHECK_SCRIPT],
+[
+   if test ! -z "m4_toupper($SNGREP_[$1]_CONFIG_SCRIPT)"; then
+      # to be used to set the path to *-config when cross-compiling
+      sngrep_config_script=$(m4_toupper($SNGREP_[$1]_CONFIG_SCRIPT) --libs 2> /dev/null)
+   else
+      sngrep_config_script=$([$4] --libs 2> /dev/null)
+   fi
+   sngrep_script_success=no
+   sngrep_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+   if test ! "x$sngrep_config_script" = x; then
+      LDFLAGS="$sngrep_config_script $LDFLAGS"
+      AC_CHECK_LIB([$1], [$2], [
+         AC_DEFINE([$3], 1, [The library is present.])
+         LIBS="$sngrep_config_script $LIBS "
+         sngrep_script_success=yes
+      ], [])
+      LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+   fi
+   if test "x$sngrep_script_success" = xno; then
+      [$5]
+   fi
+])
+
+# SNGREP_CHECK_LIB(LIBNAME, FUNCTION, DEFINE, ELSE_PART)
+AC_DEFUN([SNGREP_CHECK_LIB],
+[
+   AC_CHECK_LIB([$1], [$2], [
+      AC_DEFINE([$3], 1, [The library is present.])
+      LIBS="-l[$1] $LIBS "
+   ], [$4])
+])
diff --git a/src/curses/scrollbar.h b/src/curses/scrollbar.h
index 960b936..c9fbfdc 100644
--- a/src/curses/scrollbar.h
+++ b/src/curses/scrollbar.h
@@ -32,10 +32,9 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_UNICODE
 #define _X_OPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#else
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <wctype.h>
 #endif
+#include <ncurses.h>
 
 //! Shorter declaration of scrollbar
 typedef struct scrollbar scrollbar_t;
diff --git a/src/curses/ui_panel.h b/src/curses/ui_panel.h
index 9a4082a..549b593 100644
--- a/src/curses/ui_panel.h
+++ b/src/curses/ui_panel.h
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@
 
 #ifdef WITH_UNICODE
 #define _X_OPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
-#include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
-#else
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <wctype.h>
 #endif
+#include <ncurses.h>
 #include <panel.h>
 #include <form.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>