diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 30cdf47a1..8919749fd 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(killpg "sys/types.h;signal.h" HAVE_KILLPG)
 CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(lrand48_r stdlib.h HAVE_LRAND48_R)
 # mkostemp is in stdlib in glibc and FreeBSD, but unistd on macOS
 CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(mkostemp "stdlib.h;unistd.h" HAVE_MKOSTEMP)
+SET(HAVE_CURSES_H ${CURSES_HAVE_CURSES_H})
 SET(HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H ${CURSES_HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H})
 SET(HAVE_NCURSES_H ${CURSES_HAVE_NCURSES_H})
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES("curses.h;term.h" HAVE_TERM_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX("ncurses/term.h" HAVE_NCURSES_TERM_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(siginfo.h HAVE_SIGINFO_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(spawn.h HAVE_SPAWN_H)
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(sys/ioctl.h HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(sys/select.h HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES("sys/types.h;sys/sysctl.h" HAVE_SYS_SYSCTL_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(termios.h HAVE_TERMIOS_H) # Needed for TIOCGWINSZ
-CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE_CXX(term.h HAVE_TERM_H)
 CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(wcscasecmp wchar.h HAVE_WCSCASECMP)
 CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(wcsdup wchar.h HAVE_WCSDUP)
 CHECK_CXX_SYMBOL_EXISTS(wcslcpy wchar.h HAVE_WCSLCPY)
diff --git a/config_cmake.h.in b/config_cmake.h.in
index c38807eb4..f5e186c43 100644
--- a/config_cmake.h.in
+++ b/config_cmake.h.in
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `mkostemp' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_MKOSTEMP 1
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the <curses.h> header file. */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_CURSES_H 1
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <ncurses/curses.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H 1
 
diff --git a/src/builtin_set_color.cpp b/src/builtin_set_color.cpp
index b6d9e12bd..1ce2920ac 100644
--- a/src/builtin_set_color.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_set_color.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#if HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
 #include <ncurses/curses.h>
-#else
-#include <curses.h>
 #endif
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
 #include <term.h>
diff --git a/src/env.cpp b/src/env.cpp
index 5f94789b1..7fbac6d9a 100644
--- a/src/env.cpp
+++ b/src/env.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#if HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
 #include <ncurses/curses.h>
-#else
-#include <curses.h>
 #endif
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
 #include <term.h>
diff --git a/src/fallback.cpp b/src/fallback.cpp
index 40d468a5f..16deb29fc 100644
--- a/src/fallback.cpp
+++ b/src/fallback.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 #if HAVE_GETTEXT
 #include <libintl.h>
 #endif
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#if HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
 #include <ncurses.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
 #include <ncurses/curses.h>
-#else
-#include <curses.h>
 #endif
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
 #include <term.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
diff --git a/src/fallback.h b/src/fallback.h
index f0b3bb91f..c3a152793 100644
--- a/src/fallback.h
+++ b/src/fallback.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 // in <wchar.h>. At least on OS X if we don't do this we get compilation errors do to the macro
 // substitution if wchar.h is included after this header.
 #include <wchar.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
-#include <ncurses.h>  // IWYU pragma: keep
-#endif
 
 /// fish's internal versions of wcwidth and wcswidth, which can use an internal implementation if
 /// the system one is busted.
diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index 9c2464509..6a5fcc87a 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <termios.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include <wctype.h>
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
+#include <curses.h>
 #include <term.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_TERM_H
 #include <ncurses/term.h>
 #endif
+#include <termios.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
diff --git a/src/output.cpp b/src/output.cpp
index 10009956f..b50d54bce 100644
--- a/src/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#if HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
 #include <ncurses/curses.h>
-#else
-#include <curses.h>
 #endif
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
 #include <term.h>
diff --git a/src/proc.cpp b/src/proc.cpp
index 42ec0730a..a9b313656 100644
--- a/src/proc.cpp
+++ b/src/proc.cpp
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include <wctype.h>
 
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
+#include <curses.h>
 #include <term.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_TERM_H
 #include <ncurses/term.h>
 #endif
+#include <termios.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGINFO_H
 #include <siginfo.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/screen.cpp b/src/screen.cpp
index fee6cffc2..35fc0eb72 100644
--- a/src/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/screen.cpp
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#if HAVE_NCURSES_H
+#if HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#elif HAVE_NCURSES_H
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #elif HAVE_NCURSES_CURSES_H
 #include <ncurses/curses.h>
-#else
-#include <curses.h>
 #endif
 #if HAVE_TERM_H
 #include <term.h>