diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ab2b201..98ffb26 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ No|no|N|n) SHARED_LIBS=-lc ;;
             AC_CHECK_LIB($i, wgetch,,,$TERMLIBS)
         else :; fi
     done
-    SHARED_LIBS="$LIBS $TERMLIBS -lc"
+    SHARED_LIBS="-lc"
     LIBS=$SAVELIBS ;;
 esac    
 
diff --git a/src/lib/libcurses.c b/src/lib/libcurses.c
index e7ebf84..814cce5 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcurses.c
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H */
 #endif /* HAVE_NCURSES_H */
 
-#define GET(win) ((win) ? wgetch(win) : getch())
+/* If win != NULL, it must have been created by ncurses anyway.
+   Avoid circular library dependencies.  */
+#pragma weak wgetch
+#pragma weak stdscr
+
+#define GET(win) ((win && wgetch) ? wgetch(win) : getch())
 
 int Gpm_Wgetch(WINDOW *win)
 {