diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 60fbc5e..03495c9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ find_package(PULSEAUDIO)
 #also, figure out how to make it build for wide character support in Linux Mint etc, like this -- $(ncursesw5-config --cflags --libs)
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR} ${MBE_INCLUDE_DIR} ${ITPP_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PULSEAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR})
 set(LIBS ${MBE_LIBRARY} ${LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY} ${ITPP_LIBRARY} ${PULSEAUDIO_SIMPLE_LIBRARY} ${CURSES_LIBRARY})
-set(CURSES_NEED_WIDE TRUE)
+
 
 if(Curses_FOUND)
+    set(CURSES_NEED_WIDE TRUE)
     include_directories(SYSTEM ${CURSES_INCLUDE_PATH})
     list(APPEND LIBS ${CURSES_LIBRARY})
     add_definitions(-DUSE_CURSES)