diff --git a/lib/libedit/configure.ac b/lib/libedit/configure.ac
index 89a9376b0..b94bafc6b 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/configure.ac
+++ b/lib/libedit/configure.ac
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EL_MANTYPE
 AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, tgetent,,
    [AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses, tgetent,,
       [AC_CHECK_LIB(tinfo, tgetent,,
-         [AC_MSG_ERROR([libcurses or libncurses are required!])] )] )] )
+         [AC_MSG_ERROR([libcurses, libncurses, or tinfo are required!])] )] )] )
 
 
 # Checks for header files.