diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/meta b/packages/databases/mysql/meta
index c0edb97f47..2d7366789a 100644
--- a/packages/databases/mysql/meta
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.mysql.com"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/$PKG_NAME/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="zlib ncurses"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib readline ncurses mysql-hosttools"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib ncurses mysql-hosttools"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="database"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="mysql: A database server"
diff --git a/packages/devel/readline/build b/packages/devel/readline/build
index 8cb3097588..784a6c775d 100755
--- a/packages/devel/readline/build
+++ b/packages/devel/readline/build
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ mkdir -p .build-target && cd .build-target
              --exec-prefix=/usr \
              --sysconfdir=/etc \
              --datadir=/usr/share \
-             --disable-shared \
-             --enable-static \
+             --enable-shared \
+             --disable-static \
              --with-curses \
              --without-purify
 
diff --git a/packages/devel/readline/install b/packages/devel/readline/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c9aaf70f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/readline/install
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/shlib/libreadline.so.6.2 $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/libreadline.so.6.2 $INSTALL/usr/lib/libreadline.so.6
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/libreadline.so.6 $INSTALL/usr/lib/libreadline.so
+
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/shlib/libhistory.so.6.2 $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/libhistory.so.6.2 $INSTALL/usr/lib/libhistory.so.6
+    ln -sf /usr/lib/libhistory.so.6 $INSTALL/usr/lib/libhistory.so
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/build b/packages/network/bluez/build
index 31f5662f62..ff3a7afbeb 100755
--- a/packages/network/bluez/build
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/build
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ else
   DEVTOOLS_CONFIG="--disable-monitor --disable-test --enable-tools"
 fi
 
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ltinfo"
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/meta b/packages/network/bluez/meta
index b191945be8..be3819d0f3 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/meta
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/meta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.bluez.org/"
 PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="libusb-compat dbus glib systemd"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libusb-compat dbus glib systemd ncurses readline"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libusb-compat dbus glib systemd readline"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="bluez: Bluetooth Tools and System Daemons for Linux."
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/build b/packages/network/connman/build
index 71d58cf8be..a54a88d0cc 100755
--- a/packages/network/connman/build
+++ b/packages/network/connman/build
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ fi
 
 export WPASUPPLICANT="/usr/bin/wpa_supplicant"
 
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ltinfo"
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/network/connman/meta b/packages/network/connman/meta
index a7f7c22d0a..9bdabcd53d 100644
--- a/packages/network/connman/meta
+++ b/packages/network/connman/meta
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.connman.net"
 #PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/network/connman/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="glib dbus systemd iptables wpa_supplicant ntp Python pygobject dbus-python"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain glib ncurses readline dbus systemd iptables"
+PKG_DEPENDS="glib readline dbus systemd iptables wpa_supplicant ntp Python pygobject dbus-python"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain glib readline dbus systemd iptables"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="connman: Network manager daemon"