diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7545534b..54088a79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O3 -march=native -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
-LDLIBS = -lcurses
+LDLIBS = -lncursesw
 
 DISTFILES = nnn.c config.def.h nnn.1 Makefile README.md LICENSE
 LOCALCONFIG = config.h
diff --git a/Makefile.generic b/Makefile.generic
index eed4b45e..488675a2 100644
--- a/Makefile.generic
+++ b/Makefile.generic
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
-LDLIBS = -lcurses
+LDLIBS = -lncursesw
 
 DISTFILES = nnn.c config.def.h nnn.1 Makefile README.md LICENSE
 LOCALCONFIG = config.h
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e452e323..25117b3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ nnn vs. ranger memory usage while viewing a directory with 10,178 files, sorted
 
 ### Installation
 
-nnn needs a curses implementation and standard libc.
+nnn needs libncursesw on Linux (or ncurses on OS X) and standard libc.
 
 - If you are using Homebrew, run:
 
diff --git a/nnn.c b/nnn.c
index e7925919..e10161ce 100644
--- a/nnn.c
+++ b/nnn.c
@@ -477,9 +477,6 @@ initcurses(void)
 	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
 	curs_set(FALSE); /* Hide cursor */
 	timeout(1000); /* One second */
-
-	/* Set locale */
-	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1674,6 +1671,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	/* Set locale */
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
 	initcurses();
 	browse(ipath, ifilter);
 	exitcurses();