diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index bee05ab7120b..b8b3a52ab5ca 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ SUBDIR_DEPEND_libpam= libcrypt libopie ${_libradius} librpcsvc libtacplus libuti
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libpjdlog= libutil
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libprocstat= libkvm libutil
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libradius= libmd
-SUBDIR_DEPEND_libreadline= ncurses
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libsmb= libkiconv
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libstdc++= msun
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libtacplus= libmd