diff --git a/cmake/FindNcurses.cmake b/cmake/FindNcurses.cmake
index 9531dec31..7c62506ed 100644
--- a/cmake/FindNcurses.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindNcurses.cmake
@@ -23,14 +23,22 @@ endif()
 
 find_path(NCURSES_INCLUDE_PATH
   NAMES ncurses.h curses.h
-  PATHS /usr/include/ncursesw /usr/include/ncurses /usr/include
-  /usr/local/include/ncursesw /usr/local/include/ncurses /usr/local/include
+  PATHS /usr/local/include/ncursesw /usr/local/include/ncurses /usr/local/include
   /usr/pkg/include/ncursesw /usr/pkg/include/ncurses /usr/pkg/include
+  /usr/include/ncursesw /usr/include/ncurses /usr/include
+  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+)
+find_path(NCURSES_INCLUDE_PATH
+  NAMES ncurses.h curses.h
 )
 
 find_library(NCURSESW_LIBRARY
   NAMES ncursesw
-  PATHS /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/pkg/lib
+  PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/pkg/lib /usr/lib /lib
+  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+)
+find_library(NCURSESW_LIBRARY
+  NAMES ncursesw
 )
 
 if(NCURSESW_LIBRARY)
@@ -43,7 +51,11 @@ if(NCURSESW_LIBRARY)
 else()
   find_library(NCURSES_LIBRARY
     NAMES ncurses
-    PATHS /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/pkg/lib
+    PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/pkg/lib /usr/lib /lib
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+  find_library(NCURSES_LIBRARY
+    NAMES ncurses
   )
   find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
   if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses.h b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses.h
index da536ebfc..de2ac3672 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses.h
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #ifdef WEECHAT_HEADLESS
 #include "ncurses-fake.h"
 #else
+#define NCURSES_WIDECHAR 1
 #ifdef HAVE_NCURSESW_CURSES_H
 #include <ncursesw/ncurses.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_H