--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ if not cleaning and not helping:
                 ncurseslibs += pkg_config('tinfo', rpath_hack=True)
         # It's not yet known whether rpath_hack is appropriate for
         # ncurses5-config.
+        elif WhereIs('ncursesw6-config'):
+            ncurseslibs = ['!ncursesw6-config --libs --cflags']
         elif WhereIs('ncurses5-config'):
             ncurseslibs = ['!ncurses5-config --libs --cflags']
         elif WhereIs('ncursesw5-config'):