HOSTLOADLIBES_mconf = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
-HOSTLOADLIBES_nconf = -lmenu -lpanel -lncurses
+HOSTLOADLIBES_nconf = $(shell \
+ pkg-config --libs menu panel ncurses 2>/dev/null \
+ || echo "-lmenu -lpanel -lncurses" )
$(obj)/qconf.o: $(obj)/.tmp_qtcheck
ifeq ($(qconf-target),1)