2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bcc0be7de03..66c660696b7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4393,6 +4393,18 @@ TERMCAP_OBJ=tparam.o
 if test $TERMINFO = yes; then
   AC_DEFINE(TERMINFO, 1, [Define to 1 if you use terminfo instead of termcap.])
   TERMCAP_OBJ=terminfo.o
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether $LIBS_TERMCAP library defines BC],
+    [emacs_cv_terminfo_defines_BC],
+    [OLD_LIBS=$LIBS
+     LIBS="$LIBS $LIBS_TERMCAP"
+     AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[extern char *BC;]], [[return !*BC;]])],
+       [emacs_cv_terminfo_defines_BC=yes],
+       [emacs_cv_terminfo_defines_BC=no])
+     LIBS=$OLD_LIBS])
+  if test "$emacs_cv_terminfo_defines_BC" = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE([TERMINFO_DEFINES_BC], 1, [Define to 1 if the
+      terminfo library defines the variables BC, PC, and UP.])
+  fi
 fi
 if test "X$LIBS_TERMCAP" = "X-lncurses"; then
   AC_DEFINE(USE_NCURSES, 1, [Define to 1 if you use ncurses.])
diff --git a/src/terminfo.c b/src/terminfo.c
index 15aff317f15..a9c9572bbb2 100644
--- a/src/terminfo.c
+++ b/src/terminfo.c
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /* Define these variables that serve as global parameters to termcap,
    so that we do not need to conditionalize the places in Emacs
-   that set them.  But don't do that for terminfo, as that could
-   cause link errors when using -fno-common.  */
+   that set them.  But don't do that if terminfo defines them, as that
+   could cause link errors when using -fno-common.  */
 
-#if !TERMINFO
+#ifndef TERMINFO_DEFINES_BC
 char *UP, *BC, PC;
 #endif