1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88a70d3..61e75de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
             curses_libs = ['ncurses']
             exts.append( Extension('_curses', ['_cursesmodule.c'],
                                    libraries = curses_libs) )
-        elif (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses')):
+        elif (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses')) and platform != 'darwin1':
+        	# OSX has an old Berkeley curses, not good enough for the _curses module.
             if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'terminfo')):
                 curses_libs = ['curses', 'terminfo']
             else: