diff --git a/tool b/tool
index b74396f..0f3500c 100755
--- a/tool
+++ b/tool
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ build_target() {
           add cc_flags -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L
         ;;
       esac
-      add libraries -lmenu -lncurses
+      add libraries -lmenuw -lncursesw
       # If we wanted wide chars, use -lncursesw on Linux, and still just
       # -lncurses on Mac.
       ;;
diff --git a/tui_main.c b/tui_main.c
index 64dc412..9bbd6d5 100644
--- a/tui_main.c
+++ b/tui_main.c
@@ -1725,8 +1725,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // Enable UTF-8 by explicitly initializing our locale before initializing
   // ncurses. Only needed (maybe?) if using libncursesw/wide-chars or UTF-8.
   // Using it unguarded will mess up box drawing chars in Linux virtual
-  // consoles.
-  // setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+  // consoles unless using libncursesw.
+  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
   // Initialize ncurses
   initscr();
   // Allow ncurses to control newline translation. Fine to use with any modern