diff --git a/cgdb/scroller.c b/cgdb/scroller.c
index 1ccc8763..143d6529 100644
--- a/cgdb/scroller.c
+++ b/cgdb/scroller.c
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ static char *parse(struct scroller *scr, const char *orig, const char *buf)
                 break;
                 /* Default case -> Only keep printable characters */
             default:
-                if (isprint((int) buf[j])) {
-                    rv[i] = buf[j];
-                    i++;
-                }
+                rv[i] = buf[j];
+                i++;
                 break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/configure.init b/configure.init
index d3e816ed..c3d3f802 100644
--- a/configure.init
+++ b/configure.init
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ if test "$TERMCAP_LIB" != "-l$curses_lib_name"; then
   LIBS="-l$curses_lib_name $LIBS"
 fi
 
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ncursesw, initscr, [LIBS="-lncursesw $LIBS"])
+
 AC_OUTPUT(
     Makefile \
     lib/Makefile \