diff --git a/doc/fixes36.4 b/doc/fixes36.4
index 8d466e096..693eebc5c 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.4
+++ b/doc/fixes36.4
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Fixes to Post-3.6.3 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes or Features
 -----------------------------------------------------
+fix compilation on platforms that split the ncurses and tinfo libraries
 
 
 General New Features
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux b/sys/unix/hints/linux
index dcdee332d..862915053 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB) $(WINCURSESLIB)
 #WINSRC += tile.c
 #WINOBJ += tile.o
 
-WINTTYLIB=-lcurses
+WINTTYLIB=-lncurses -ltinfo
 
 CHOWN=true
 CHGRP=true
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux-chroot b/sys/unix/hints/linux-chroot
index eb4fc2733..e5bb767fb 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux-chroot
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux-chroot
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ WINSRC = $(WINTTYSRC)
 WINOBJ = $(WINTTYOBJ)
 WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB)
 
-WINTTYLIB=-lcurses
+WINTTYLIB=-lncurses -ltinfo
 
 CHOWN=true
 CHGRP=true
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal b/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal
index 6c2638ae3..256332cc7 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux-minimal
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ WINSRC = $(WINTTYSRC)
 WINOBJ = $(WINTTYOBJ)
 WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB)
 
-WINTTYLIB=-lcurses
+WINTTYLIB=-lncurses -ltinfo
 
 CHOWN=true
 CHGRP=true