diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5028ee4..6294b23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ MANPATH = ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 
 ifeq ($(shell sh -c 'which ncurses5-config>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo y'), y)
 	CFLAGS += -Wall -g $$(ncurses5-config --cflags)
-	LDFLAGS += $$(ncurses5-config --libs)
+	# Overwrite instead of appending LDFLAGS, because `ncurses-config --libs` also returns -ltinfo, which it can't find
+	LDFLAGS ?= $$(ncurses5-config --libs)
 else ifeq ($(shell sh -c 'which ncursesw5-config>/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo y'), y)
 		CFLAGS += -Wall -g $$(ncursesw5-config --cflags)
 		LDFLAGS += $$(ncursesw5-config --libs)