diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0735df2f7..62eeabfc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ jobs:
             mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-libusb-compat-git
             mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-hidapi
             mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-libftdi
+            mingw-w64-${{matrix.env}}-readline
       - name: Configure
         run: >-
           cmake
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 522f5059a..f384716ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ if(USE_STATIC_LIBS)
     set(PREFERRED_LIBFTDI libftdi.a ftdi)
     set(PREFERRED_LIBFTDI1 libftdi1.a ftdi1)
     set(PREFERRED_LIBREADLINE libreadline.a)
+    set(PREFERRED_LIBTERMCAP libtermcap.a)
 else()
     set(PREFERRED_LIBELF elf)
     set(PREFERRED_LIBUSB usb)
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ elseif(MSVC)
     set(HAVE_LIBREADLINE 1)
 endif()
 
+find_library(HAVE_LIBTERMCAP NAMES termcap)
+if(HAVE_LIBTERMCAP)
+    set(LIB_LIBTERMCAP ${HAVE_LIBTERMCAP})
+endif()
+
 # =====================================
 # Use external libraries if requested
 # =====================================
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c51214e6e..8b593f926 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ target_link_libraries(libavrdude
     ${LIB_LIBFTDI}
     ${LIB_LIBFTDI1}
     ${LIB_LIBREADLINE}
+    ${LIB_LIBTERMCAP}
     ${EXTRA_WINDOWS_LIBRARIES}
     )