diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83b1c3e..3c0e7c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ CFLAGS?=-Wall -Wextra
 CXXFLAGS?=-Wall -Wextra
 
 OBJS=packet.o connection.o process.o refresh.o decpcap.o cui.o inode2prog.o conninode.o devices.o
+
+NCURSES_LIBS?=-lncurses
+
 .PHONY: tgz
 
 tgz: clean
@@ -36,12 +39,12 @@ install: nethogs nethogs.8
 	install -m 644 nethogs.8 $(DESTDIR)$(man8)
 
 test: test.cpp 
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) test.cpp -o test -lpcap -lm -lncurses -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) test.cpp -o test -lpcap -lm ${NCURSES_LIBS} -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
 
 nethogs: main.cpp nethogs.cpp $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) main.cpp $(OBJS) -o nethogs -lpcap -lm -lncurses -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) main.cpp $(OBJS) -o nethogs -lpcap -lm ${NCURSES_LIBS} -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
 nethogs_testsum: nethogs_testsum.cpp $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) nethogs_testsum.cpp $(OBJS) -o nethogs_testsum -lpcap -lm -lncurses -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) nethogs_testsum.cpp $(OBJS) -o nethogs_testsum -lpcap -lm ${NCURSES_LIBS} -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DSUBVERSION=\"$(SUBVERSION)\" -DMINORVERSION=\"$(MINORVERSION)\"
 
 decpcap_test: decpcap_test.cpp decpcap.o
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) decpcap_test.cpp decpcap.o -o decpcap_test -lpcap -lm