diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72fb878..5ac826c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(LIBUNISTRING_DIR)/lib/.libs/libunistring.a: vendor/libunistring-$(LIBUNISTRING
 	cd $(LIBUNISTRING_DIR) ; ./configure --enable-static ; $(MAKE)
 
 vendor/libncurses-$(LIBNCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz: | vendor
-	curl -L http://invisible-mirror.net/archives/ncurses/ncurses-$(LIBNCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz --output $@
+	curl -L https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/ncurses/ncurses-$(LIBNCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz --output $@
 
 $(LIBNCURSES_DIR)/lib/libncurses.a: vendor/libncurses-$(LIBNCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz
 	tar -C vendor -xzf vendor/libncurses-$(LIBNCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8226b2c..7686418 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ boxes.static: $(ALL_OBJ) | check_dir
 	if [ "$(STRIP)" = "true" ] ; then strip $(BOXES_EXECUTABLE_NAME) ; fi
 
 boxes.exe: $(ALL_OBJ) | check_dir
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -lkernel32 -l:libunistring.a -l:libpcre2-32.a -l:libiconv.a -l:libncurses.a
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ -lkernel32 -l:libunistring.a -l:libpcre2-32.a -l:libiconv.a
 	if [ "$(STRIP)" = "true" ] ; then strip $@ ; fi
 
 
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ flags_static:
 	echo $(filter-out boxes.o,$(ALL_OBJ)) > $(OUT_DIR)/modules.txt
 
 flags_win32:
-	$(eval CFLAGS := -Os -s -m32 -I. -I$(SRC_DIR) -I$(LIBNCURSES_WIN_INCLUDE) -Wall -W $(CFLAGS_ADDTL))
-	$(eval LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -s -m32)
+	$(eval CFLAGS := -Os -s -m32 -I. -I$(SRC_DIR) -Wall -W $(CFLAGS_ADDTL))
+	$(eval LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -s -m32 $(LDFLAGS_ADDTL))
 	$(eval BOXES_EXECUTABLE_NAME := boxes.exe)
 	$(eval ALL_OBJ := $(GEN_SRC:.c=.o) $(ORIG_NORM:.c=.o))
 	echo $(filter-out boxes.o,$(ALL_OBJ)) > $(OUT_DIR)/modules.txt
diff --git a/src/boxes.c b/src/boxes.c
index 3f9e423..999f6ac 100644
--- a/src/boxes.c
+++ b/src/boxes.c
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
 #include <ncurses.h>
+#endif
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -400,19 +402,30 @@ static void handle_remove_box()
 
 
 
-/* These two functions are actually declared in term.h, but for some reason, that can't be included. */
-extern NCURSES_EXPORT(int) setupterm (NCURSES_CONST char *, int, int *);
-extern NCURSES_EXPORT(int) tigetnum (NCURSES_CONST char *);
+#ifndef __MINGW32__
+    /* These two functions are actually declared in term.h, but for some reason, that can't be included. */
+    extern NCURSES_EXPORT(int) setupterm(NCURSES_CONST char *, int, int *);
+    extern NCURSES_EXPORT(int) tigetnum(NCURSES_CONST char *);
+#endif
 
 static int terminal_has_colors()
 {
     int result = 0;
     char *termtype = getenv("TERM");
-    if (termtype != NULL && setupterm(termtype, STDOUT_FILENO, NULL) == OK && tigetnum("colors") >= 8) {
-        result = 1;
-    }
+    #ifdef __MINGW32__
+        result = 1; /* On Windows, we always assume color capability. */
+        UNUSED(termtype);
+    #else
+        if (termtype != NULL && setupterm(termtype, STDOUT_FILENO, NULL) == OK && tigetnum("colors") >= 8) {
+            result = 1;
+        }
+    #endif
     #if defined(DEBUG)
-        int num_colors = result ? tigetnum("colors") : 0;
+        #ifdef __MINGW32__
+            int num_colors = 1;
+        #else
+            int num_colors = result ? tigetnum("colors") : 0;
+        #endif
         fprintf(stderr, "Terminal \"%s\" %s colors (number of colors = %d).\n", termtype != NULL ? termtype : "(null)",
                 result ? "has" : "does NOT have", num_colors);
     #endif