diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f717cbe2..30aa6f8a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(setpgid getpgid setpgrp getpgrp)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(raise, HAVE_RAISE=yes)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(kill, HAVE_KILL=yes)
 
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fpathconf, HAVE_FPATHCONF=yes)
+
 if test x"$HAVE_RAISE" = x; then
 	if test x"$HAVE_KILL" = x || test x"$HAVE_GETPID" = x; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to emulate raise()])
diff --git a/src/terminal/kbd.c b/src/terminal/kbd.c
index cd50a078..9eb7021a 100644
--- a/src/terminal/kbd.c
+++ b/src/terminal/kbd.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int
 setraw(struct itrm *itrm, int save_orig)
 {
 	struct termios t;
-	long vdisable;
+	long vdisable = -1;
 
 	memset(&t, 0, sizeof(t));
 	if (tcgetattr(itrm->in.ctl, &t)) return -1;
@@ -243,13 +243,19 @@ setraw(struct itrm *itrm, int save_orig)
 
 #ifdef _POSIX_VDISABLE
 	vdisable = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
-#else
+#elif defined(HAVE_FPATHCONF)
 	vdisable = fpathconf(itrm->in.ctl, _PC_VDISABLE);
 #endif
+
+#ifdef VERASE
+/* Is VERASE defined on Windows? */
 	if (vdisable != -1 && t.c_cc[VERASE] == vdisable)
 		itrm->verase = -1;
 	else
 		itrm->verase = (unsigned char) t.c_cc[VERASE];
+#else
+	itrm->verase = -1;
+#endif
 
 	elinks_cfmakeraw(&t);
 	t.c_lflag |= ISIG;