diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7299eda..1881f88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ INSTALL = install -c
 DEFS = -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 SRCS = virus.c ttyrec.c dgamelaunch.c io.c ttyplay.c mygetnstr.c stripgfx.c strlcpy.c strlcat.c y.tab.c lex.yy.c
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
-LIBS = -lncurses -lcrypt -lutil -ll
+LIBS = -lcurses -lcrypt  -ll
 
 all: $(NAME)
 
diff --git a/dgamelaunch.c b/dgamelaunch.c
index f65f90e..958a372 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.c
+++ b/dgamelaunch.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 /* program stuff */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <curses.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>           /* for flock() */
 #include <sys/time.h>
diff --git a/dgamelaunch.h b/dgamelaunch.h
index 672dfa3..7e3de91 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.h
+++ b/dgamelaunch.h
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 /* Default - should work everywhere */
-#define USE_OPENPTY
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(BSD)
+# define USE_OPENPTY
+#endif
 #define NOSTREAMS
 
 struct dg_user
diff --git a/mygetnstr.c b/mygetnstr.c
index 3450f74..0377806 100644
--- a/mygetnstr.c
+++ b/mygetnstr.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <curses.h>
 
 /* Assumes noecho(). */
 /* As with getnstr(), maxlen does not include the '\0' character. */
diff --git a/ttyplay.c b/ttyplay.c
index 36d4cae..1fc9d7f 100644
--- a/ttyplay.c
+++ b/ttyplay.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <curses.h>
 #include "ttyrec.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "stripgfx.h"