diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/setSet/Allwmake b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/setSet/Allwmake
index 49aaea637..ddb23d21d 100755
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/setSet/Allwmake
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/setSet/Allwmake
@@ -6,14 +6,20 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # Run from this directory
 
 unset COMP_FLAGS LINK_FLAGS
 
-#
-# use readline if available
-#
+# Use readline if available
 if [ -f /usr/include/readline/readline.h ]
 then
     echo "    found <readline/readline.h>  --  enabling readline support."
     export COMP_FLAGS="-DHAS_READLINE"
-    export LINK_FLAGS="-lreadline"
+
+    # readline may require ncurses
+    if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h ]
+    then
+        echo "    found <ncurses/ncurses.h>  --  maybe required by readline."
+        export LINK_FLAGS="-lreadline -lncurses"
+    else
+        export LINK_FLAGS="-lreadline"
+    fi
 fi
 
 wmake $targetType