diff --git a/.cmake/ConfigureBsdPaths.cmake b/.cmake/ConfigureBsdPaths.cmake
index 362ad5088..7b14ee904 100644
--- a/.cmake/ConfigureBsdPaths.cmake
+++ b/.cmake/ConfigureBsdPaths.cmake
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Darwin" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD" OR
     "${BSD_PATH_PREFIX}/lib"
     "${BSD_PATH_PREFIX}/opt/openssl/lib"
     "${BSD_PATH_PREFIX}/opt/ncurses/lib")
+
+  include_directories("${BSD_PATH_PREFIX}/include")
+  link_directories("${BSD_PATH_PREFIX}/lib")
 endif ()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt b/src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt
index 802666c0a..e92789a2c 100644
--- a/src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/musikcube/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,9 +104,14 @@ if (APPLE)
         set(PANEL_LIBRARY_NAME "lib${PANEL_LIBRARY_NAME}.a")
     endif()
 else()
-    message(STATUS "[ncurses] not Darwin! will attempt to link against libtinfo")
-    find_library(LIBTINFO NAMES tinfo)
-    message(STATUS "[musikcube] using libtinfo at: " ${LIBTINFO})
+    if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "OpenBSD")
+        message(STATUS "[ncurses] detected OpenBSD, unsetting LIBTINFO")
+        set(LIBTINFO "")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "[ncurses] not Darwin! will attempt to link against libtinfo")
+        find_library(LIBTINFO NAMES tinfo)
+        message(STATUS "[musikcube] using libtinfo at: " ${LIBTINFO})
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 find_library(LIBNCURSES NAMES ${CURSES_LIBRARY_NAME} PATHS ${VENDOR_LINK_DIRECTORIES})