diff --git a/Modules/FindCurses.cmake b/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
index fa420c1fd..9b633c737 100644
--- a/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindCurses.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ find_library(CURSES_CURSES_LIBRARY NAMES curses )
 find_library(CURSES_NCURSES_LIBRARY NAMES ncurses )
 set(CURSES_USE_NCURSES FALSE)
 
-if(CURSES_NCURSES_LIBRARY  AND NOT  CURSES_CURSES_LIBRARY)
+if(CURSES_NCURSES_LIBRARY  AND ((NOT CURSES_CURSES_LIBRARY) OR CURSES_NEED_NCURSES))
   set(CURSES_USE_NCURSES TRUE)
 endif()
 # http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2010-01/msg00002.html
@@ -139,10 +139,20 @@ 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 )
@@ -186,5 +196,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(
   CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR
   CURSES_CURSES_HAS_WSYNCUP
   CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_WSYNCUP
+  CURSES_NCURSES_HAS_CBREAK
+  CURSES_TINFO_HAS_CBREAK
   )