diff --git a/Modules/FindCurses.cmake b/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
index 794855185..a453a675d 100644
--- a/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
@@ -135,10 +135,20 @@ else()
       CACHE FILEPATH "The curses library" ${FORCE_IT})
   endif()
 
+  CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS("${CURSES_NCURSES_LIBRARY}"
+    cbreak "" CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_CBREAK)
+  if(NOT CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_CBREAK)
+    find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY tinfo HINTS "${_cursesLibDir}")
+    find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY tinfo )
+    CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS("${CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY}"
+      cbreak "" CURSES_TINFO_HAS_CBREAK)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
-find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY cur_colr HINTS "${_cursesLibDir}")
-find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY cur_colr )
+if (NOT CURSES_TINFO_HAS_CBREAK)
+  find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY cur_colr HINTS "${_cursesLibDir}")
+  find_library(CURSES_EXTRA_LIBRARY cur_colr )
+endif()
 
 find_library(CURSES_FORM_LIBRARY form HINTS "${_cursesLibDir}")
 find_library(CURSES_FORM_LIBRARY form )
@@ -182,5 +192,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(
   CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR
   CURSES_CURSES_HAS_WSYNCUP
   CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_WSYNCUP
+  CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_CBREAK
+  CURSES_TINFO_HAS_CBREAK
   )