diff --git a/package/parted/Config.in b/package/parted/Config.in
index 321fdf739f..45170aaaaf 100644
--- a/package/parted/Config.in
+++ b/package/parted/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PARTED
 	bool "parted"
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID
 	help
diff --git a/package/parted/parted.mk b/package/parted/parted.mk
index 231ab35848..afb8287f16 100644
--- a/package/parted/parted.mk
+++ b/package/parted/parted.mk
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 PARTED_VERSION = 3.1
 PARTED_SOURCE = parted-$(PARTED_VERSION).tar.xz
 PARTED_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/parted
-PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = readline util-linux
+PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = util-linux
 PARTED_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PARTED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 PARTED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
+PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+PARTED_CONF_OPT += --with-readline
+else
+PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
 PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
 PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper