diff --git a/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.2.recipe b/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.2.recipe
index d95f9099b..fc437e7d3 100644
--- a/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.2.recipe
+++ b/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.2.recipe
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BUILD()
 	autoconf
 	runConfigure ./configure \
 		--with-curses
-	make $jobArgs
+	make $jobArgs SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses
 }
 
 INSTALL()
diff --git a/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.3.recipe b/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.3.recipe
index 5062ab94e..ba12469e8 100644
--- a/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.3.recipe
+++ b/sys-libs/readline/readline-6.3.recipe
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BUILD()
 	autoconf
 	runConfigure ./configure \
 		--with-curses
-	make $jobArgs
+	make $jobArgs SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses
 }
 
 INSTALL()