diff --git a/packages/devel/readline/build b/packages/devel/readline/build
index c9151252d2..784a6c775d 100755
--- a/packages/devel/readline/build
+++ b/packages/devel/readline/build
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mkdir -p .build-target && cd .build-target
              --datadir=/usr/share \
              --enable-shared \
              --disable-static \
-             --without-curses \
+             --with-curses \
              --without-purify
 
 make
diff --git a/packages/devel/readline/meta b/packages/devel/readline/meta
index 1ff56dfd0e..8bb7b91238 100644
--- a/packages/devel/readline/meta
+++ b/packages/devel/readline/meta
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/readline"
 PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain ncurses"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="readline: The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in."