diff --git a/cf/krb-readline.m4 b/cf/krb-readline.m4
index 9f95e11ef..ea222ec95 100644
--- a/cf/krb-readline.m4
+++ b/cf/krb-readline.m4
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ elif test "$ac_cv_func_readline" = yes; then
 	:
 elif test "$ac_cv_func_el_init" = yes; then
 	ac_foo=yes
-	LIB_readline="\$(top_builddir)/lib/editline/libel_compat.la $LIB_el_init"
+	LIB_readline="\$(top_builddir)/lib/editline/libel_compat.la \$(LIB_el_init) \$(LIB_tgetent)"
 else
 	LIB_readline='$(top_builddir)/lib/editline/libeditline.la'
 fi