diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 00fce1b..9a41d15 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -535,12 +535,12 @@ if [ $feat_readline = "1" ]; then
 
   if [ "x$READLINE_LINK" = "x" ] && [ $try_readline = "1" ]; then
     if test_code readline 'stdio.h readline/readline.h readline/history.h' \
-      "$readline_inc" "$readline_lib $ncurses_lib -lreadline" \
+      "$readline_inc" "$readline_lib -lreadline" \
       'add_history(readline("prompt"));'
     then
       add_def FEAT_READLINE
       READLINE_COMPILE="$readline_inc"
-      READLINE_LINK="$readline_lib $ncurses_lib -lreadline"
+      READLINE_LINK="$readline_lib -lreadline"
     fi
   fi