2 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 1ad6f7fc490a..80914358817e 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ HOST_LOADLIBES   = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -ldflags $(HOSTCC))
 
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DLOCALE
 
-PHONY += $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
-$(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
-        $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_LOADLIBES)
-
-always := dochecklxdialog
-
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # Shared Makefile for the various kconfig executables:
@@ -145,6 +139,14 @@ clean-files	:= lkc_defs.h qconf.moc .tmp_qtcheck \
                    .tmp_gtkcheck zconf.tab.c lex.zconf.c zconf.hash.c
 clean-files     += mconf qconf gconf
 
+# Check that we have the required ncurses stuff installed for lxdialog (menuconfig)
+PHONY += $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
+$(addprefix $(obj)/,$(lxdialog)): $(obj)/dochecklxdialog
+$(obj)/dochecklxdialog:
+        $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(check-lxdialog) -check $(HOSTCC) $(HOST_EXTRACFLAGS) $(HOST_LOADLIBES)
+
+always := dochecklxdialog
+
 # Add environment specific flags
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/check.sh $(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS))
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
index 9681476b96e7..62e1e02126e6 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ trap "rm -f $tmp" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 # Check if we can link to ncurses
 check() {
-        echo "main() {}" | $cc -xc - -o $tmp 2> /dev/null
+        echo -e " #include CURSES_LOC \n main() {}" |
+            $cc -xc - -o $tmp 2> /dev/null
         if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-                echo " *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries."          1>&2
-                echo " *** make menuconfig require the ncurses libraries"  1>&2
-                echo " *** "                                               1>&2
-                echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again"  1>&2
-                echo " *** "                                               1>&2
-                exit 1
+            echo " *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries or the"       1>&2
+            echo " *** required header files."                            1>&2
+            echo " *** 'make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries." 1>&2
+            echo " *** "                                                  1>&2
+            echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again."    1>&2
+            echo " *** "                                                  1>&2
+            exit 1
         fi
 }