diff --git a/lib/editline/Makefile.in b/lib/editline/Makefile.in
index 524ddcd9f..44e139206 100644
--- a/lib/editline/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/editline/Makefile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ LIBPREFIX = @LIBPREFIX@
 LDSHARED = @LDSHARED@
 LIB = $(LIBNAME).$(LIBEXT)
 
-LIB_DEPS = @LIB_tgetent@ -lc
+LIB_DEPS = -lc
 
 SOURCES = edit_compat.c editline.c complete.c sysunix.c