diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f04946002..66556a4e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ IF (UNIX)
   INCLUDE (${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Modules/FindCurses.cmake OPTIONAL)
   IF (CURSES_LIBRARY)
     SUBDIRS(Source/CursesDialog/form)
+  ELSE (CURSES_LIBRARY)
+    MESSAGE("Curses libraries were not found. Curses GUI for CMake will not be build.")
   ENDIF (CURSES_LIBRARY)
 ENDIF (UNIX)