diff --git a/gdb/configure b/gdb/configure
--- a/gdb/configure
+++ b/gdb/configure
@@ -9375,6 +9375,7 @@ if test x"$prefer_curses" = xyes; then
   # search /usr/local/include, if ncurses is installed in /usr/local.  A
   # default installation of ncurses on alpha*-dec-osf* will lead to such
   # a situation.
+  # Fedora: Force libncursesw over libncurses to match the includes.
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing waddstr" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for library containing waddstr... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_search_waddstr+:} false; then :
@@ -9399,7 +9400,7 @@ return waddstr ();
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-for ac_lib in '' ncursesw ncurses cursesX curses; do
+for ac_lib in '' ncursesw; do
   if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
     ac_res="none required"
   else
@@ -9473,6 +9474,7 @@ case $host_os in
 esac
 
 # These are the libraries checked by Readline.
+# Fedora: Force libncursesw over libncurses to match the includes.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing tgetent" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for library containing tgetent... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_search_tgetent+:} false; then :
@@ -9497,7 +9499,7 @@ return tgetent ();
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-for ac_lib in '' termcap tinfow tinfo curses ncursesw ncurses; do
+for ac_lib in '' ncursesw; do
   if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
     ac_res="none required"
   else
diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ if test x"$prefer_curses" = xyes; then
   # search /usr/local/include, if ncurses is installed in /usr/local.  A
   # default installation of ncurses on alpha*-dec-osf* will lead to such
   # a situation.
-  AC_SEARCH_LIBS(waddstr, [ncursesw ncurses cursesX curses])
+  # Fedora: Force libncursesw over libncurses to match the includes.
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS(waddstr, [ncursesw])
 
   if test "$ac_cv_search_waddstr" != no; then
     curses_found=yes
@@ -759,7 +760,8 @@ case $host_os in
 esac
 
 # These are the libraries checked by Readline.
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tgetent, [termcap tinfow tinfo curses ncursesw ncurses])
+# Fedora: Force libncursesw over libncurses to match the includes.
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(tgetent, [ncursesw])
 
 if test "$ac_cv_search_tgetent" = no; then
   CONFIG_OBS="$CONFIG_OBS stub-termcap.o"
