--- Makefile.orig	2018-11-10 05:00:46 UTC
+++ Makefile
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ CFLAGS += -W -Wall -pedantic -ansi -std=c99 -DVERSION=
 
 # OS X installs ncurses with wide character support, but not as "libncurses".
 ifeq ($(shell uname -s),Darwin)
-	LDFLAGS += -lncurses
+	NCURSES = -lncurses
 else
-	LDFLAGS += -lncursesw
+	NCURSES = -lncursesw
 endif
+LDFLAGS += $(NCURSES)
 
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local