--- ./setup.py_orig	2021-08-10 12:11:27 +0000
+++ ./setup.py	2021-08-10 13:06:11 +0000
@@ -1002,8 +1002,8 @@
             curses_library = 'ncursesw'
         # Issue 36210: OSS provided ncurses does not link on AIX
         # Use IBM supplied 'curses' for successful build of _curses
-        elif AIX and self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, 'curses'):
-            curses_library = 'curses'
+        # elif AIX and self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, 'curses'):
+        #    curses_library = 'curses'
         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, 'ncurses'):
             curses_library = 'ncurses'
         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, 'curses'):
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@
 
         # If the curses module is enabled, check for the panel module
         # _curses_panel needs some form of ncurses
-        skip_curses_panel = True if AIX else False
+        skip_curses_panel = False
         if (curses_enabled and not skip_curses_panel and
                 self.compiler.find_library_file(self.lib_dirs, panel_library)):
             self.add(Extension('_curses_panel', ['_curses_panel.c'],