diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index cd5e593..c7f6940 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -12325,6 +12325,35 @@
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether del_curterm() can be used" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether del_curterm() can be used... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_TERMCAP_H
+# include <termcap.h>
+#endif
+#include <term.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (cur_term) del_curterm(cur_term);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }; $as_echo "#define HAVE_DEL_CURTERM 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included... " >&6; }
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext