diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 00c6dbe..defd8ad 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const t = target.result;
+
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
     const pie = b.option(bool, "pie", "Build with PIE support (by default false)") orelse false;
@@ -14,15 +16,16 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
+        .link_libc = true,
     });
 
+    exe.pie = pie;
+    exe.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("ncursesw", .{});
     // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/b52be973dfb7d1408218b8e75800a2da3dc69108/build.zig#L551-L554
-    if (exe.target.isDarwin()) {
+    if (t.isDarwin()) {
         // useful for package maintainers
         exe.headerpad_max_install_names = true;
     }
-    linkNcurses(exe);
-    exe.pie = pie;
     b.installArtifact(exe);
 
     const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
@@ -38,17 +41,13 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
+        .link_libc = true,
     });
-    linkNcurses(unit_tests);
     unit_tests.pie = pie;
+    unit_tests.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("ncursesw", .{});
 
     const run_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);
 
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
     test_step.dependOn(&run_unit_tests.step);
 }
-
-pub fn linkNcurses(compile_step: *std.Build.CompileStep) void {
-    compile_step.linkSystemLibrary("ncursesw");
-    compile_step.linkLibC();
-}