diff --git a/src/core/lcurses/lcurses.c b/src/core/lcurses/lcurses.c
index 3ba4f4a..eb2786e 100644
--- a/src/core/lcurses/lcurses.c
+++ b/src/core/lcurses/lcurses.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static void register_curses_constants(lua_State *L)
     CC(KEY_COPY)        CC(KEY_CREATE)      CC(KEY_END)
     CC(KEY_EXIT)        CC(KEY_FIND)        CC(KEY_HELP)
     CC(KEY_MARK)        CC(KEY_MESSAGE)
-#if !defined(XCURSES) && !defined(PDCURSES)
+#if !defined(XCURSES)
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
     CC(KEY_MOUSE)
 #endif
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static void register_curses_constants(lua_State *L)
     CC2(KEY_F6, KEY_F(6))   CC2(KEY_F7, KEY_F(7))   CC2(KEY_F8, KEY_F(8))
     CC2(KEY_F9, KEY_F(9))   CC2(KEY_F10, KEY_F(10)) CC2(KEY_F11, KEY_F(11))
     CC2(KEY_F12, KEY_F(12))
-#if !defined(XCURSES) && !defined(PDCURSES)
+#if !defined(XCURSES)
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
     /* Mouse Constants */
     CC(BUTTON1_RELEASED); CC(BUTTON1_PRESSED); CC(BUTTON1_CLICKED);
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ LC_NUMBER2(LINES, LINES)
 ** mouse
 ** =======================================================
 */
-#if !defined(XCURSES) && !defined(PDCURSES)
+#if !defined(XCURSES)
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
 static int
 lc_ungetmouse(lua_State *L)
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg curseslib[] =
     /* outopts */
     { "nl",             lc_nl           },
 
-#if !defined(XCURSES) && !defined(PDCURSES)
+#if !defined(XCURSES)
 #ifndef NOMOUSE
     { "mousemask",      lc_mousemask    },
     { "mouseinterval",  lc_mouseinterval},
diff --git a/src/core/pdcurses/curses.h b/src/core/pdcurses/curses.h
index b9fcbf8..e1d1500 100755
--- a/src/core/pdcurses/curses.h
+++ b/src/core/pdcurses/curses.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ PDCurses portable platform definitions list:
 #define SYSVcurses      1      /* System V Curses routines */
 #define BSDcurses       1      /* BSD Curses routines */
 #define CHTYPE_LONG     1      /* size of chtype; long */
+#ifndef NOMOUSE
+#define NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION   2   /* Use ncurses style mouse API */
+#endif
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/src/core/pdcurses/pdcurses/mouse.c b/src/core/pdcurses/pdcurses/mouse.c
index 10faec9..bfb9dbc 100755
--- a/src/core/pdcurses/pdcurses/mouse.c
+++ b/src/core/pdcurses/pdcurses/mouse.c
@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ void wmouse_position(WINDOW *win, int *y, int *x)
     }
 }
 
+#ifndef NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION
 unsigned long getmouse(void)
 {
     PDC_LOG(("getmouse() - called\n"));
 
     return SP->_trap_mbe;
 }
+#endif
 
 unsigned long getbmap(void)
 {