diff --git a/package/rpm/rpm.mk b/package/rpm/rpm.mk
index 2964c6a512..c66ce6992d 100644
--- a/package/rpm/rpm.mk
+++ b/package/rpm/rpm.mk
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ else
 RPM_CONF_OPTS += --disable-python
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
+RPM_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+RPM_CONF_OPTS += --with-readline
+else
+RPM_CONF_OPTS += --without-readline
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE),y)
 RPM_DEPENDENCIES += sqlite
 RPM_CONF_OPTS += --enable-sqlite