diff --git a/jtag/ChangeLog b/jtag/ChangeLog
index 9953386f..c528166c 100644
--- a/jtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/jtag/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-03-18  Arnim Laeuger  <arniml>
 
+  * acinclude.m4: add libtinfo, fix for
+    [ 2691154 ] Configure fails to detect libtinfo
+
   * src/flash/intel.c, src/flash/amd.c: activate multi byte write mode
     for > 1, not > 0
     [ 2690857 ] Can't write flashes
diff --git a/jtag/acinclude.m4 b/jtag/acinclude.m4
index 0960653f..4de49389 100644
--- a/jtag/acinclude.m4
+++ b/jtag/acinclude.m4
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ dnl
 dnl The libraries that may be readline compatible are `libedit',
 dnl `libeditline' and `libreadline'.  Sometimes we need to link a termcap
 dnl library for readline to work, this macro tests these cases too by
-dnl trying to link with `libtermcap', `libcurses' or `libncurses' before
-dnl giving up.
+dnl trying to link with `libtermcap', `libcurses', `libncurses' or
+dnl `libtinfo' before giving up.
 dnl
 dnl Here is an example of how to use the information provided by this
 dnl macro to perform the necessary includes or declarations in a C file:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([VL_LIB_READLINE], [
                  vl_cv_lib_readline, [
     ORIG_LIBS="$LIBS"
     for readline_lib in readline edit editline; do
-      for termcap_lib in "" termcap curses ncurses; do
+      for termcap_lib in "" termcap curses ncurses tinfo; do
         if test -z "$termcap_lib"; then
           TRY_LIB="-l$readline_lib"
         else