diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 231b4759c714..844bc9da08da 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o	= `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 gmodule-2.0 libglade-2.0` \
 
 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)